Teachers with more professional preparation use interactive instruction more often¶
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Evidence · 1 study · associationalr2·q2·i1small
Currency · newest study 2001 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
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q2 i1 Teachers' reports of professional development quality showed the strongest association with interactive instruction use, an effect size of .21 SD units. → Julia B. Smith 2001
Evidence¶
Julia B. Smith 2001¶
Julia B. Smith, Valerie E. Lee, and Fred M. Newmann. (2001). Instruction and Achievement in Chicago Elementary Schools. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/instruction-and-achievement-chicago-elementary-schools
q2 · i1 · associational · r2
HLM analysis of teacher survey data controlling for teacher demographics and classroom/school characteristics. Professional development quality showed the strongest association with interactive instruction, a printed effect size of ".21 effect-size units" (small, below d = 0.2 threshold is not applicable; .21 falls in the small range).
"teachers’ reports of the quality of their professional development were most strongly associated with their use of interactive instruction (.21 effect-size units)."
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Related Claims¶
- Frequency, content, and quality of professional development are each positively related to elementary teachers' use of interactive instruction — related
- Double-dose algebra substantially increased interactive pedagogy for low-skill students (.55 SD, p<.001), unexplained by classroom compositional changes — related
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Teachers with more professional preparation use interactive instruction more often |
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Teachers with more professional preparation use interactive instruction more often |
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2001 |
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