A five-year evaluation is assessing the impact of the Passport to Teaching credential on teacher performance measured by student achievement¶
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q1 i? Mathematica's five-year study is analyzing the impacts of the Passport to Teaching credential on teacher performance, measured in terms of student achievement. → Steven Glazerman 2006
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Steven Glazerman 2006¶
Steven Glazerman, Christina Tuttle. (2006). An Evaluation of American Board Teacher Certification: Progress and Plans. Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/an-evaluation-of-american-board-teacher-certification-progress-and-plans
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The publication describes the design of an ongoing five-year evaluation of the credential's impacts. It states the study "is analyzing the impacts of the credential on teacher performance, measured in terms of student achievement." No findings or effect sizes are reported here.
"Mathematica's new five-year study of the Passport to Teaching program, developed by the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence, is analyzing the impacts of the credential on teacher performance, measured in terms of student achievement."
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Related Claims¶
- Administrators gave a cautious assessment of the ABCTE Passport to Teaching program that certified the teachers — related
- School administrators gave a generally positive assessment of American Board-certified teachers based on supervisor surveys — related
- Students of ABCTE-certified teachers and non-ABCTE teachers show no difference in reading achievement gains in Florida — related
- Propensity score matching was used to build a comparison group of Florida teachers for estimating ABCTE certification effects — related
- Students of ABCTE teachers scored lower than students of non-ABCTE teachers on the Florida state math test — related
- Alternative certification programs grew to account for about one-third of all new teachers certified annually in the United States — related
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A five-year evaluation is assessing the impact of the Passport to Teaching credential on teacher performance measured by student achievement |
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A five-year evaluation is assessing the impact of the Passport to Teaching credential on teacher performance measured by student achievement |
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