Teachers' tested routines tended to focus on Justify in year one and most switched to a different deep-engagement area, most often Justify to Solve, in year two¶

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Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q2 i? Of 54 finalized first-year routines, 29 focused on Justify, 14 on Connect, and 11 on Solve. → Smith 2021 q2 i? 69% of teachers focused on a different DEA in their second year, with 35% of those changing from Justify to Solve. → Smith 2021 (2)

Evidence¶

Smith 2021¶

Smith, T. M., Walters, K., Griffin, M., Jones, W., Lennon, V., & Sanders, Z. (2021). The Better Math Teaching Network: Lessons Learned From a 5-Year Instructionally Focused NIC. American Institutes for Research & WestEd. https://www.bettermathteachingnetwork.org/

q2 · i? · the article prints no effect size for this finding · design · r3

Analysis of Change Idea Summaries (Exhibit 9) showing first-year focal DEAs: "29 teachers focused on Justify", 14 on Connect, and 11 on Solve of 54 finalized routines.

"Of the 54 finalized routines teachers submitted at the end of their first year, 29 teachers focused on Justify, 14 teachers focused on Connect, and 11 teachers focused on Solve (see Exhibit 9)."

Smith 2021 (2)¶

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Change Idea Summary analysis of second-year focal DEAs: "69% of teachers focused on a different DEA" in year two, most commonly changing from Justify to Solve.

"A total of 69% of teachers focused on a different DEA in their second year of the network, with 35% of those teachers changing from Justify to Solve."

Discussion¶

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`title`	`Teachers' tested routines tended to focus on Justify in year one and most switched to a different deep-engagement area, most often Justify to Solve, in year two`
`description`	`Teachers' tested routines tended to focus on Justify in year one and most switched to a different deep-engagement area, most often Justify to Solve, in year two`
`status`	`review`
`evidence_strength`	`moderate`
`newest_evidence`	`2021`
`generated`	by `process:wiki-ingest` on `2026-09-26`
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