ERIC Number: EJ1108395
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Sep
Pages: 22
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3737
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Impact Results of the eMINTS Professional Development Validation Study: Professional Development Validation Study
Meyers, Coby V.; Molefe, Ayrin; Brandt, W. Christopher; Zhu, Bo; Dhillon, Sonica
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v38 n3 p455-476 Sep 2016
This article presents the findings of an evaluation of the eMINTS (enhancing Missouri's Instructional Networked Teaching Strategies) professional development program. eMINTS is an intensive teacher professional development program designed to promote inquiry-based learning, support high-quality lesson design, build community among students and teachers, and create technology-rich learning environments. This evaluation included 60 high-poverty rural schools across Missouri that were randomly assigned to two treatment conditions and a control condition, with approximately 200 teachers and 3,000 students in the 2011-2012 baseline academic year. The researchers conclude that after 3 years, the eMINTS treatment group and an eMINTS treatment group with an additional year of Intel support resulted in changed teacher instructional behaviors and increased student achievement in mathematics.
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Faculty Development, Teaching Methods, Inquiry, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Rural Schools, Poverty, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Comparative Analysis, Communities of Practice, Instructional Design, Grade 7, Grade 8, Communications, Program Effectiveness, Mathematics Achievement, Learner Engagement, Standardized Tests, Statistical Analysis, Student Characteristics, Teacher Surveys, Student Surveys, Observation, Statistical Significance
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Elementary Education; Secondary Education; Grade 8
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Language: English
Sponsor: Department of Education (ED), Office of Innovation and Improvement
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Identifiers - Location: Missouri
Grant or Contract Numbers: U396B100038