ERIC Number: EJ1077337
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-1940-5847
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Title I Schools: The Student-Based Impact of Online, On-Demand Professional Development on Educators
Shaha, Steven; Glassett, Kelly; Copas, Aimee; Ellsworth, Heather
Contemporary Issues in Education Research, v8 n4 p227-234 2015
Title I students remain among the most challenging population for achieving significant gains in academic performance and standardized test scores. This multi-state, quasi-experimental, pre-versus-post study reflects the comparative Title I gains for math and reading scores for teachers participating in an online, on-demand professional development program school-wide versus non-participating Title I in their respective districts as benchmarks. Average Title I gains in reading were 4.8% (p<0.001) versus 0.1% (ns) in the non-participating Title I schools. For math scores, non-participating Title I schools in the districts saw a decline of 5.9% (p<0.001), while Title I schools participating in the professional development experienced a gain of 7.3% (p<0.001). Conclusions are that significant advantages for Title I students are achieved when teachers participate actively in such a high impact, high accessibility professional development program.
Descriptors: Pretests Posttests, Achievement Gains, Quasiexperimental Design, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Faculty Development, Online Courses, Student Improvement, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Teacher Effectiveness, Program Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I
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