Student achievement comparisons--comprehensive induction vs prevailing induction
Thu, 11/18/2010 - 15:32 — Lara
A federally-funded randomized controlled trial found that beginning teachers who received two years of comprehensive induction support produced greater student learning gains—the equivalent of a student moving from the 50th to the 58th percentile in math achievement and from the 50th to 54th percentile in reading—compared to colleagues served by prevailing induction programs.
Source:
Glazerman, S., E. Isenberg, et. al. (June 2010). Impacts of Comprehensive Teacher Induction: Final Results From a Randomized Controlled Study (NCEE 2010–4027). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education.