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

Andrew C. Porter, Rolf K. Blank, John L. Smithson and Eric Osthoff
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Andrew C. Porter: Vanderbilt University
Rolf K. Blank: Council of Chief State School Officers
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

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2005, vol. 599, issue 1, 147-175

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: professional development model; placebased randomized trials; instructional practices; data-based decision making; school leadership team; urban middle schools (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1177/0002716205274743

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