Causal Inference in Instructional Workforce Research
The project synthesizes research on the relationship between teachers' qualifications and the quality of their teaching practice. Qualifications include education, credentials and test scores. Evidence for quality of practice includes observations of practice and student test scores. The project has three goals. First, because the issue is contentious, and because advocates are selective in their use of this literature, we want to develop a omplete index of this literature. Second, because the work is so various in its design and methodologies, we want to explore alternative methods for synthesizing it that are accurate and that reflect the range of available evidence. Finally, because the quality of this literature is so various, we want to articulate problems of quality and methodology as a guide for consumers of this literature.
Specific projects currently under way include:
-- Snthesis of regression slopes;
-- Synthesis of studies using student mathematics achievement as their outcome;
-- Synthesis of qualitative studies.
Showcase
A synthesis of research on the relationship of teachers' educational background to the mathematics achievement of their students. Prepared by the Causal Inference in Instructional Workforce Research MSP...
In this breakout session, we described findings from a RETA project that focuses on the relationship between indicators of teacher knowledge (such as educational background and test scores) and the...
Library
"Social psychologists are persuaded that researchers as well as laymen tend to overestimate the influence of personal traits and underestimate the influence of situations on observed behavior. The author of…
A synthesis of research on the relationship of teachers' educational background to the mathematics achievement of their students. Prepared by the Causal Inference in Instructional Workforce Research MSP...
Resources
"The studies listed on this site seek evidence that teachers' qualifications (TQ) have some bearing on the quality of their teaching practice (QT). For "qualifications," we include any aspect of...
