Mathematica's design for the Teacher Preparation Models Impact Evaluation (2003-2009), prepared for the U.S. Department of Education¶

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 design), q1 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description¶

This element is the evaluation design presented in the report, created for Mathematica's "evaluation of these issues" concerning the effectiveness of different teacher training strategies. It was "Prepared for: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences" and the National Center for Education Evaluation, under the associated project "Teacher Preparation Models Impact Evaluation" with a "Time frame: 2003-2009". The design report itself is the artifact, describing how the planned impact study of teacher preparation models would be carried out.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• The design is intended to support an impact evaluation comparing the effectiveness of different teacher training strategies, as stated in the report's purpose

Constraints¶

• The document is a design report only; it presents the plan for the evaluation rather than evaluation findings

Target Learners¶

• prospective and new teachers entering the profession through varied preparation routes

Target Learning Goals¶

• effectiveness of different teacher preparation and training strategies in preparing teachers for the nation's schools

Claims¶

• Despite rapid expansion of alternative routes into teaching, little research exists to guide judgments about the effectiveness of different teacher training strategies [+W]
• Each year thousands of new teachers pass through hundreds of different teacher preparation programs before being hired to teach in the nation's schools [+W]

Related Elements¶

• Mathematica random assignment study of alternative routes to teacher certification

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Paul Decker, John Deke, Amy Johnson, Daniel Mayer, John Mullens, Peter Schochet. (2005). The Evaluation of Teacher Preparation Models: Design Report. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/the-evaluation-of-teacher-preparation-models