ERIC Number: ED558153
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Jul
Pages: 25
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Tap™: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement. What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report
What Works Clearinghouse
"TAP"™: "The System for Teacher and Student Advancement (TAP™)" is an educator effectiveness program that aims to improve student achievement through supports and incentives for teachers. Based on the research, "TAP"™ teachers were found to have no discernible effects on student achievement in science, English language arts, or mathematics for students in grades 4 through 8 during the first year of implementation. The following are appended: (1) Research details for Glazerman & Seifullah (2012); (2) Outcome measures for each domain; (3) Findings included in the rating for the science achievement domain; (4) Findings included in the rating for the English language arts achievement domain; (5) Findings included in the rating for the mathematics achievement domain; (6) Supplemental quasi-experimental design findings for the science achievement domain; (7) Supplemental quasi-experimental design findings for the English language arts achievement domain; and (8) Supplemental quasi-experimental design findings for the mathematics achievement domain. WWC Rating Criteria and a Glossary of Terms are also incuded. [See ED530098 to view the study (Glazerman et al., 2012) that met WWC group design standards with reservations.]
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Science Achievement, Language Arts, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 8, Grade 7, Quasiexperimental Design, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Influence, Teacher Motivation, Incentives, Teacher Leadership, Teacher Salaries, Faculty Development, Teacher Evaluation, Urban Schools, Accountability, Program Effectiveness, Mentors, Master Teachers, Intervention, Standardized Tests, Scores
What Works Clearinghouse. 550 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20024; e-mail: contact.WWC@ed.gov; Web site: https://whatworks.ed.gov/
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Elementary Education; Grade 5; Middle Schools; Grade 6; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 7
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: What Works Clearinghouse (ED); Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Identifiers - Location: Illinois
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: EDIES13C0010
IES Publication: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/interventionreport.aspx?sid=637