Place-Based Randomized Trials to Test the Effects on Instructional Practices of a Mathematics/ Science Professional Development Program for Teachers

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ID9753529
AuthorsAndrew C Porter (0000-0001-9839-0462, Vanderbilt University, corresponding author), Rolf K Blank (Council of Chief State School Officers), John Smithson (0000-0003-1258-2178, Wisconsin Disability Association), John L Smithson (Wisconsin Center for Education Research), Eric Osthoff (Wisconsin Center for Education Research at the University ofWisconsin–Madison; Los Angeles Unified School District)
Year2005
Volume599
Issue1
Pages147-175
Publication date2005-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0002716205274743
OpenAlexW2163619106
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited12

Aprofessional development model was designed for and is being tested in approximately fifty U.S. middle schools in five large urban districts, with half in each district randomly assigned to receive the two-year treatment. Each school forms a mathematics/science leadership team of five to seven members, including at least one administrator. Teams receive professional development in district-level workshops, then work with all math and science teachers in their school. The core idea is to provide teachers with data on their instructional practices and student achievement, then teach them how to use that data to improve their effectiveness. This article documents the successes and failures of treatment implementation and the collection of baseline and outcome data. The focus is on learning about doing place-based randomized trials to test the efficacy of education programs. At the time of this writing, treatment is not yet complete and study results are not available

Academic achievement · Faculty Development · Mathematics education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Professional development · Randomized controlled trial · Student achievement · Test (biology · Work (physics · Diverse Educational Innovations Studies · Engineering · Indigenous and Place-Based Education · Mathematics Education and Programs · Medicine · Psychology

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