The Math Solutions video-based PD program showed limited impact on teacher knowledge and no impact on instructional practice or student achievement¶

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q2 i? The three-year Math Solutions evaluation found limited positive impact on teachers' mathematical knowledge for teaching but no impact on targeted instructional practice or student achievement. → Blazar 2018

Evidence¶

Blazar 2018¶

Blazar, D., Gilbert, B., Herlihy, C., & Gogolen, C. (2018). Using tablets to explore the potential for video-based classroom observations for research and professional development. International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology (IJEMST), 6(2), 122-135. https://doi.org/10.18404/ijemst.408935

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Three-year evaluation of the Math Solutions PD program in one urban district, using a logic model with fidelity observation, MKT assessments, MQI-coded video, and student math assessments. No effect sizes printed.

"The program was imp lemented with strong fidelity in the first year, but participation declined in the subsequent two years. The study found limited positive impact on teachers‟ mathematical knowledge for teaching, but no impact on the targeted instructional practice or stude nt achievement."

Discussion¶

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• Prior meta-analysis reports a pooled mean effect size of 0.21 SD on student achievement for mathematics and science teacher PD and curriculum improvement interventions — a broader claim this one bears on
• Teachers evaluated the PD moderately positively, and about three-quarters reported actually using what they learned in their mathematics lessons — related