TFA secondary math teachers increase student math achievement by 0.07 standard deviations over one school year relative to other math teachers in the same schools¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3 · i0 negligible
Currency · newest study 2014 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i0 In a large-scale experimental study, TFA teachers were more effective than other math teachers in the same schools, increasing student math achievement by 0.07 standard deviations over one school year. → Hanley S. Chiang 2014

Evidence¶

Hanley S. Chiang 2014¶

Hanley S. Chiang, Melissa A. Clark, Sheena McConnell. (2014). Supplying Disadvantaged Schools with Effective Teachers: Experimental Evidence on Secondary Math Teachers from Teach For America. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/supplying-disadvantaged-schools-with-effective-teachers-experimental-evidence-on-secondary-math

q3 · i0 · causal · r2

Large-scale experimental study of secondary math teachers from TFA in high-poverty U.S. schools reports that TFA teachers are "more effective than other math teachers in the same schools," with a printed effect of "0.07 standard deviations over one school year" — a small effect size (below d = 0.2).

"We find that TFA teachers are more effective than other math teachers in the same schools, increasing student math achievement by 0.07 standard deviations over one school year."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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