In this podcast, Rick Hanushek talks with Ed Next's Paul Peterson about his new study estimating the economic impact of teachers who produce higher than
average gains in student learning.
Not exact matches
In the study, the team teachers were, on average, at the 50th percentile in the student learning gains they produced before joining a team led by a multi-classroom leader (MCL
In the study, the team teachers were, on
average, at the 50th percentile
in the student learning gains they produced before joining a team led by a multi-classroom leader (MCL
in the
student learning gains they produced before joining a team led by a multi-classroom leader (MCL).
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Students on
average would
gain 3.4 more years» worth of
learning than
in a traditional school model
in the K — 12 years.
For instance, the median finding across 10 studies of teacher effectiveness estimates that a teacher who is one standard deviation above the
average in terms of quality produces additional
learning gains for
students of 0.12 standard deviations
in reading and 0.14 standard deviations
in math.
Alex Hernandez of the Charter School Growth Fund celebrated: «[CREDO] reports that the 107,000
students whose schools receive support from the Charter School Growth Fund
gain, on
average, the equivalent of four additional months of
learning in math and three additional months of
learning in reading each year when compared to peers
in other public schools.»
Displaced
students from district schools that closed
in urban areas
gained, on
average, forty - nine extra days of
learning in reading relative to the comparison group;
in math, it was thirty - four days.
They found that a principal
in the top 16 percent of the quality distribution will produce annual
student gains that are at least 0.05 standard deviations higher than will an
average principal for all
students in their school, or roughly two additional months of
learning.
The researchers found that «displaced
students from district schools that closed
in urban areas
gained, on
average, forty - nine extra days of
learning in reading» and «thirty - four days of
learning»
in math by their third year
in a new school.
Recently, a meta - analysis of over 200 studies by Joe Durlak and colleagues published
in Child Development found that
in schools intentionally implementing comprehensive and continuous social - emotional
learning programs,
students attitudes toward school and
learning improved, they
gained an
average of over 10 points on standardized academic tests, and their problem behaviors, including violence, diminished.
On
average, charter
students in California
gain an additional 14 days of
learning in reading over their district school peers, but lag behind their district school peers by 14 days of
learning in math.
Three years after closures, the public - school
students had
gained, on
average, what equates to 49 extra days of
learning in reading —
gaining more than a year of achievement growth, as measured by state reading exams.
Specifically,
students enrolled
in charters
in the state - run district made
learning gains, on
average, almost twice those of their peers
in conventional public schools.
According to a 2012 Stanford University study, Newark ranked 2nd
in both reading and math for the impact of charter school enrollment on
students»
average annual
learning gains, with a total
gain of 7.5 months per year
in reading and 9 months per year
in math.
The NYT article fails to mention that the same study found that «on
average, charter
students in Michigan
gain an additional two months of
learning in reading and math over their [traditional public school] counterparts.
To put it another way, a
gain of one month is equal to what an
average student learns in 10 % of a school year.
In addition, and as directly related to VAMs, in this study researchers also found that each rating from each of the four domains, as well as the average of all ratings, «correlated positively with student learning [gains, as derived via the Nevada Growth Model, as based on the Student Growth Percentiles (SGP) model; for more information about the SGP model see here and here; see also p. 6 of this report here], in reading and in math, as would be expected if the ratings measured teacher effectiveness in promoting student learning» (p. i
In addition, and as directly related to VAMs,
in this study researchers also found that each rating from each of the four domains, as well as the average of all ratings, «correlated positively with student learning [gains, as derived via the Nevada Growth Model, as based on the Student Growth Percentiles (SGP) model; for more information about the SGP model see here and here; see also p. 6 of this report here], in reading and in math, as would be expected if the ratings measured teacher effectiveness in promoting student learning» (p. i
in this study researchers also found that each rating from each of the four domains, as well as the
average of all ratings, «correlated positively with
student learning [gains, as derived via the Nevada Growth Model, as based on the Student Growth Percentiles (SGP) model; for more information about the SGP model see here and here; see also p. 6 of this report here], in reading and in math, as would be expected if the ratings measured teacher effectiveness in promoting student learning»
student learning [
gains, as derived via the Nevada Growth Model, as based on the
Student Growth Percentiles (SGP) model; for more information about the SGP model see here and here; see also p. 6 of this report here], in reading and in math, as would be expected if the ratings measured teacher effectiveness in promoting student learning»
Student Growth Percentiles (SGP) model; for more information about the SGP model see here and here; see also p. 6 of this report here],
in reading and in math, as would be expected if the ratings measured teacher effectiveness in promoting student learning» (p. i
in reading and
in math, as would be expected if the ratings measured teacher effectiveness in promoting student learning» (p. i
in math, as would be expected if the ratings measured teacher effectiveness
in promoting student learning» (p. i
in promoting
student learning»
student learning» (p. i).
Some districts define the value - added score as the
average learning gain made by
students on a standardized test
in a given teacher's classroom,
in a specific subject area,
in a specific year.
«[O] n
average,
students enrolled
in CMO charters are more disadvantaged
in both reading and math
learning gains than
students in non-CMO charters schools.»
In the study, the team teachers were, on average, at the 50th percentile in the student learning gains they produced before joining a team led by an MC
In the study, the team teachers were, on
average, at the 50th percentile
in the student learning gains they produced before joining a team led by an MC
in the
student learning gains they produced before joining a team led by an MCL.
At most of the participating schools, merit bonuses for classroom teachers were based on the
average learning gains for all
students in their classrooms.
A 2013 study on Teach For America conducted by research outfit Mathematica determined that its recruits outperformed ed school peers;
in fact, the
average student taught by a Teach for America recruit
gained an additional 2.6 months of
learning over a peer taught by a traditionally - trained teacher.
New Jersey charter school
students on
average gain an additional two months of
learning per year
in reading and an additional three months of
learning per year
in math compared to their district school counterparts.
on
average charter
students in NYC
gain an additional 23 days of
learning in reading and 63 days
in math over their district school peers.
Recently, a meta - analysis of over 200 studies by Joe Durlak and colleagues published
in Child Development found that
in schools intentionally implementing comprehensive and continuous social - emotional
learning programs,
students attitudes toward school and
learning improved, they
gained an
average of over 10 points on standardized academic tests, and their problem behaviors, including violence, diminished.
Schools that incorporated social and emotional
learning also showed
gains in student academic achievement — on
average, a
gain of 11 percentile points, the study found.