Report Evaluation Report

Teacher Preparation Experiences and Early Teaching Effectiveness

NCEE

Author(s):

Barbara Goodson, Linda Caswell Cristofer Price, and Daniel Litwok: Abt Associates; Mark Dynarski: Pemberton Research; Edward Crowe: Bench Group, LLC; Robert Meyer, Andrew Rice: Education Analytics

Publication date:

September 2019

Publication number:

NCEE 20194007

Summary

This report examines the frequency of particular teacher preparation experiences and explores their relationships to beginning teachers' effectiveness in improving student test scores once they get to the classroom. The report found both differences in how teachers prepare for their certification in the field and that certain experiences are related to improving test scores in the classroom. The findings provide a detailed look into current teacher preparation practices and identify potential avenues for improving them.

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