Teacher PD in rural Rwanda raised teachers' early literacy pedagogical content knowledge relative to control sectors¶
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Evidence · 1 study · causalr?·q3
Currency · newest study 2019 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
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q3 i? Teachers in sectors assigned to receive the Literacy Boost PD program had significantly higher levels of early literacy PCK than teachers in control sectors. → Angela Johnson 2019
Evidence¶
Angela Johnson 2019¶
Angela Johnson, Catherine Galloway, Elliot Friedlander, Claude Goldenberg. (2019). Advancing educational quality in Rwanda: Improving teachers' literacy pedagogy and print environments. International Journal of Educational Research 98, 134-145. https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/international-journal-of-educational-research doi:10.1016/j.ijer.2019.08.016
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Randomized controlled trial of Save the Children's Literacy Boost teacher PD in rural Rwanda, comparing teachers in sectors assigned to receive PD with control-sector teachers. The article reports "significantly higher levels of early literacy PCK" in PD sectors; no effect size is printed in the available text.
"Teachers in sectors assigned to receive PD had significantly higher levels of early literacy PCK than teachers in control sectors"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- PD-assigned teachers reported using significantly more research-based literacy pedagogical practices than control teachers — related
- The PD program had a large and significant impact on classroom print environments in rural Rwanda — related
- Classroom observations suggested increases in desired pedagogical practices after PD, but differences were not statistically significant — related
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Teacher PD in rural Rwanda raised teachers' early literacy pedagogical content knowledge relative to control sectors |
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Teacher PD in rural Rwanda raised teachers' early literacy pedagogical content knowledge relative to control sectors |
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2019 |
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