Not exact matches
This
effect is
similar in size to those found in evaluations of primary - school inputs» impacts on postsecondary outcomes, such as being assigned to a teacher who is particularly effective in raising student
test scores.
The positive
effect of taking statistics (relative to remedial elementary algebra without workshops) was
similar across students with a wide range of placement
test scores (Figure 2).
These
effects may show
similar levels of variation across the teacher workforce and are not significantly correlated with value - added
test score gains.
But using a different statistical method that compares Renewal schools to
similar ones that didn't receive extra resources, Teachers College's Pallas found the program appeared to have no
effect on
test scores or graduation rates.
A 2011 paper that investigated the
effects of tutoring provided by teachers found that students who received tutoring in either reading or math performed significantly better on the state standardized
test than a control group of students with
similar prior
scores who did not receive tutoring.19 Even when programs are less structured and instruction is not provided by trained teachers, tutoring can have a notable
effect on student performance.