Impact Results of the eMINTS Professional Development Validation Study: Professional Development Validation Study
Meyers, Coby V.; Molefe, Ayrin; Brandt, W. Christopher; Zhu, Bo; Dhillon, Sonica (2016). Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v38 n3 p455-476. Retrieved from: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1108395
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examining2,079Students, grades7-8
eMINTS Comprehensive Program Intervention Report - Teacher Training, Evaluation, and Compensation
Review Details
Reviewed: March 2020
- Randomized Controlled Trial
- Meets WWC standards with reservations because it is a cluster randomized controlled trial with low cluster-level attrition that provides evidence of effects on clusters by demonstrating that the analytic sample of individuals is representative of the clusters.
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.
Please see the WWC summary of evidence for eMINTS Comprehensive Program.
Findings
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Outcome measure |
Comparison | Period | Sample |
Intervention mean |
Comparison mean |
Significant? |
Improvement index |
Evidence tier |
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Missouri Assessment Program: Mathematics scores |
eMINTS Comprehensive Program vs. Business as usual |
1 Year |
Grades 7 and 8 (Year 3 report);
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0.08 |
-0.05 |
Yes |
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Missouri Assessment Program: Mathematics scores |
eMINTS Comprehensive Program vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
Grades 7 and 8 (Year 1 report);
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-0.23 |
-0.29 |
No |
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Missouri Assessment Program: Mathematics scores |
eMINTS Comprehensive Program vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
Grades 7 and 8 (Year 2 report);
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-0.04 |
-0.09 |
No |
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Outcome measure |
Comparison | Period | Sample |
Intervention mean |
Comparison mean |
Significant? |
Improvement index |
Evidence tier |
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Missouri Assessment Program: Communication arts scores |
eMINTS Comprehensive Program vs. Business as usual |
1 Year |
Grades 7 and 8 (Year 3 report);
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0.05 |
0.09 |
No |
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Missouri Assessment Program: Communication arts scores |
eMINTS Comprehensive Program vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
Grades 7 and 8 (Year 1 report);
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-0.77 |
-0.78 |
No |
-- | ||
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Missouri Assessment Program: Communication arts scores |
eMINTS Comprehensive Program vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
Grades 7 and 8 (Year 2 report);
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-0.08 |
-0.04 |
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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Race Other or unknown 5% White 95%
Study Details
Setting
The study was conducted in 39 rural, high-poverty schools in Missouri in grades 7 and 8. Eligible schools were in rural areas and were either Title I schools or had a majority of students who were eligible for the free- or reduced-price meal program.
Study sample
The 39 schools in the analytic sample included at least 2,079 students in grades 7 and 8. About 58% of students were eligible for free or reduced-priced lunch, less than 1% were limited English proficient, and 12% had an individual education plan. Fifty-one percent were male and 95% were White.
Intervention Group
The eMINTS Comprehensive Program aims to help teachers improve their practice and the outcomes of their students by offering structured professional development, coaching, and support for integrating technology into the classroom. The program’s goals include supporting teachers in using classroom technology to implement high-quality, inquiry-based learning, in which students develop understanding and knowledge of content matter by engaging in meaningful investigations that require reasoning, judgement, and decision making. The intervention can provide support to teachers in any subject area, including math, literacy, and science. Over 2 school years, teachers in the intervention group were offered the eMINTS program with approximately 240 hours of online and in-person professional learning and support, which included 46 sessions of sequenced professional learning and approximately 10 in-classroom coaching and mentoring visits. Teachers had access to additional online and in-person learning opportunities and resources designed to support high-quality instruction and student assessment. Teachers worked individually and collaboratively with eMINTS instructional specialists and others in the training to complete learning activities, such as creating lesson plans and a class website. Additionally, a technology coordinator in each school was trained to support technology integration in eMINTS teachers’ classrooms.
Comparison Group
Students in the comparison group were taught by teachers who did not receive the eMINTS program. Teachers may have received other business-as-usual training and professional development offered by their schools or school districts.
Support for implementation
The eMINTS professional development was facilitated by trained eMINTS staff supported by staff at the eMINTS National Center who monitored and supervised program delivery. Study authors conducted a study of implementation and found that the professional development and essential technology resources and guidance needed to support the eMINTS program in study schools were delivered as designed.
Additional Sources
In the case of multiple manuscripts that report on one study, the WWC selects one manuscript as the primary citation and lists other manuscripts that describe the study as additional sources.
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Brandt, C., Meyers, C., & Molefe, A. (2013). The impact of eMINTS professional development on teacher instruction and student achievement: Year 1 report. Washington, DC: American Institutes for Research.
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Meyers, Coby; Molefe, Ayrin; Brandt, Chris. (2015). The Impact of the "Enhancing Missouri's Instructional Networked Teaching Strategies" (eMINTS) Program on Student Achievement, 21st-Century Skills, and Academic Engagement--Second-Year Results. Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness.
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Meyers, C., Molefe, A., Dhillon, S., & Zhu, B. (2015). The impact of eMINTS professional development on teacher instruction and student achievement: Year 3 report. Washington, DC: American Institutes for Research.
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