Elementary students taught by teachers from less selective alternative routes had test scores similar to peers taught by traditional-route teachers¶
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q3 i? Elementary school students taught by teachers from less selective alternative routes had similar test scores to peers taught by teachers from traditional routes. → Melissa Clark 2013
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Melissa Clark 2013¶
Melissa Clark, Sheena McConnell, Jill Constantine, Hanley Chiang. (2013). Addressing Teacher Shortages in Disadvantaged Schools: Lessons from Two Institute of Education Sciences Studies. NCEE Evaluation Brief, Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute for Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/
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IES evaluation study comparing elementary student test scores by teacher route, as summarized in the brief. It reports that students of teachers from "less selective alternative routes had similar test scores" to traditional-route peers; no effect size or significance test is printed.
"Elementary school students taught by teachers from less selective alternative routes had similar test scores to their peers taught by teachers from traditional routes"
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Related Claims¶
- Students with alternatively certified teachers did no worse on achievement tests than students with traditionally certified teachers — a broader claim this one bears on
- Students of alternatively certified teachers taking coursework while teaching scored lower in math than students of traditionally certified counterparts — reports the opposite
- Alternative and traditionally certified teachers were similar on academic credentials but differed in race, education major, concurrent coursework, and first-year mentoring — related
- Secondary math students taught by Teaching Fellows teachers had test scores similar to peers taught by traditional-route teachers — related
- Alternative routes to teaching were promoted in the past decade because of concerns about teacher shortages and teacher quality — related
- An evaluation study compares teachers trained through different routes to certification — a broader claim this one bears on
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Elementary students taught by teachers from less selective alternative routes had test scores similar to peers taught by traditional-route teachers |
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Elementary students taught by teachers from less selective alternative routes had test scores similar to peers taught by traditional-route teachers |
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