A Florida study found experience effects in elementary and middle school math and reading up to 0.16 SD for teachers with 15–24 years, but no returns to experience for high school teachers¶
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q3 i2 Experience effects reached as much as 0.16 SD in achievement gains for teachers with 15–24 years of experience relative to a first-year teacher in elementary and middle school. → Kini 2016
q3 i? The Florida study did not find returns to experience for high school teachers. → Kini 2016 (2)
Evidence¶
Kini 2016¶
Kini, T., & Podolsky, A. (2016). Does Teaching Experience Increase Teacher Effectiveness? A Review of the Research. Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/our-work/publications-resources/does-teaching-experience-increase-teacher-effectiveness-review-research doi:10.54300/625.642
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A study of all Florida students in grades 4–10 over six years found achievement rises with teachers' experience in elementary and middle school in both math and reading; the printed effect size reaches "as much as 0.16 of a standard deviation in achievement gains" for 15–24 years of experience, per the review's summary.
"as much as 0.16 of a standard deviation in achievement gains for a teacher with 15–24 years of experience (relative to a first-year teacher)."
Kini 2016 (2)¶
Kini, T., & Podolsky, A. (2016). Does Teaching Experience Increase Teacher Effectiveness? A Review of the Research. Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/our-work/publications-resources/does-teaching-experience-increase-teacher-effectiveness-review-research. doi:10.54300/625.642
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The same Florida grades 4–10 study reported no returns to experience for high school teachers, a scope limit the review notes alongside the positive elementary and middle school findings; no effect size is printed for the high school null.
"(The study did not find returns to experience for high school teachers.)"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- In a North Carolina middle school study, a teacher with 12 years of experience raised scores 0.08 SD in ELA and 0.18 SD in math versus a novice teacher, with returns persisting through 21–27 years — related
- In a North Carolina high school study with teacher fixed effects, achievement returns to experience rose up to 20 years, from about 0.06 SD at 1–2 years to about 0.27 SD beyond 27 years — reports the opposite
- Teaching experience is positively and significantly associated with student achievement gains throughout a teacher's career, per a review of 30 studies — a broader claim this one bears on
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A Florida study found experience effects in elementary and middle school math and reading up to 0.16 SD for teachers with 15–24 years, but no returns to experience for high school teachers |
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A Florida study found experience effects in elementary and middle school math and reading up to 0.16 SD for teachers with 15–24 years, but no returns to experience for high school teachers |
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