TFA teachers show potentially positive effects on science achievement, based on one study¶
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q3 i? In the one qualifying study, the estimated impact of TFA teachers on high school science achievement was positive and statistically significant, yielding a rating of potentially positive effects. → Teach For America 2016
Evidence¶
Teach For America 2016¶
Teach For America. (2016). WWC Intervention Report: Teach For America. What Works Clearinghouse, U.S. Department of Education. https://www.teachforamerica.org
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This is the review's science achievement domain synthesis, resting on a single quasi-experimental study (Xu et al., 2011) of 36,104 high school students. The report states: "In the one study, the estimated impact of TFA teachers on science achievement was positive and statistically significant", measured on end-of-course science exams.
"In the one study, the estimated impact of TFA teachers on science achievement was positive and statistically significant."
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TFA teachers show potentially positive effects on science achievement, based on one study |
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TFA teachers show potentially positive effects on science achievement, based on one study |
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