Assessing the impact of the Math for All professional development program on elementary school teachers and their students
Duncan, T., Moeller, B., Schoeneberger, J., & Hitchcock, J. (2018). Retrieved from https://bit.ly/2sqzUer.
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examining29Schools, grades4-5
Grant Competition
Review Details
Reviewed: November 2018
- Grant Competition (findings for Math for All)
- Randomized Controlled Trial
- Meets WWC standards without reservations because it is a randomized controlled trial with low attrition.
This review may not reflect the full body of research evidence for this intervention.
Evidence Tier rating based solely on this study. This intervention may achieve a higher tier when combined with the full body of evidence.
Findings
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Outcome measure |
Comparison | Period | Sample |
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Significant? |
Improvement index |
Evidence tier |
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Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) Measures of Academic Progress (MAP): Mathematics |
Math for All vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
Full sample;
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212.45 |
210.63 |
No |
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Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) Measures of Academic Progress (MAP): Mathematics |
Math for All vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
Full sample - Student level;
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213.30 |
211.76 |
No |
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Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) Measures of Academic Progress (MAP): Mathematics |
Math for All vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
Grade: 5;
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218.35 |
216.88 |
No |
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Evidence Tier rating based solely on this study. This intervention may achieve a higher tier when combined with the full body of evidence.
Sample Characteristics
Characteristics of study sample as reported by study author.
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Illinois
Study Details
Setting
The study took place in 29 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools system.
Study sample
The sample was composed of 49.5% grade 4 teachers, 43.3% grade 5 teachers, and 7.2% grade 4 & 5 teachers. Most teachers were female (68%) and few (29.9%) were of a minority race. The student sample was evenly split between female (42.8%) and male (41.2%) students. Most students (78.7%) were economically disadvantaged. The race/ethnicity breakdown was as follows: 42.2% Hispanic, 36.7% African American, 3.6% White, 1.2% Asian, 0.4% multi, and 0.1% Native American.
Intervention Group
Math For All consists of five one-day workshops and classroom-based assignments. The program includes over 50 hours of professional development over the course of a year. The program was based on best-practices and includes components such as: Lesson Study, teacher collaboration for instructional planning and peer coaching, video-case based analysis of practice, and ongoing formative assessment.
Comparison Group
The comparison condition was a business-as-usual control.
Support for implementation
The researcher does not describe supports for implementation.
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