ERIC Number: EJ1089099
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2168-3603
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Experimental Evaluation of Instructional Consultation Teams on Teacher Beliefs and Practices
Vu, Phuong; Shanahan, Katherine Bruckman; Rosenfield, Sylvia; Gravois, Todd; Koehler, Jessica; Kaiser, Lauren; Berger, Jill; Vaganek, Megan; Gottfredson, Gary D.; Nelson, Deborah
International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, v1 n2 p67-81 2013
Instructional Consultation Teams (IC Teams) are an early intervention service intended to support teachers in working with struggling students. This is a large-scale experimental trial investigating the effects of IC Teams on teacher efficacy, instructional practices, collaboration, and job satisfaction. Public elementary schools (N = 34) were matched based on their risk composite and then randomly assigned to treatment or control groups. A multilevel model tested the effects of IC Teams on the beliefs and practices of teachers (N = 1,440) across three years of implementation. Results indicated that IC Teams had a significant effect on teacher efficacy and collaboration compared to randomly assigned control schools. The remaining effects were nonsignificant.
Descriptors: Consultants, Intervention, At Risk Students, Consultation Programs, Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Teacher Collaboration, Job Satisfaction, Elementary School Teachers, Randomized Controlled Trials, Comparative Analysis, Teacher Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Questionnaires, Teamwork, Teacher Surveys
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305F050051