Can UTeach? Assessing the Relative Effectiveness of STEM Teachers. Working Paper 173
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| Title: | Can UTeach? Assessing the Relative Effectiveness of STEM Teachers. Working Paper 173 |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Backes, Ben, Goldhaber, Dan, Cade, Whitney, Sullivan, Kate, Dodson, Melissa, National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) at American Institutes for Research |
| Source: | National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER). 2018. |
| Availability: | National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research. American Institutes for Research, 1000 Thomas Jefferson Street NW, Washington, DC 20007. Tel: 202-403-5796; Fax: 202-403-6783; e-mail: info@caldercenter.org; Web site: https://caldercenter.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 55 |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Institute of Education Sciences (ED) |
| Contract Number: | R305A100116 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Middle Schools |
| Descriptors: | STEM Education, Science Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Education Programs, Middle School Students, High School Students, Mathematics Tests, Science Tests, Scores |
| Geographic Terms: | Texas |
| Abstract: | UTeach is a well-known, university-based program designed to increase the number of high-quality science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teachers in the workforce. The UTeach program was originally developed by faculty at the University of Texas at Austin but has rapidly spread and is now available at 44 universities in 21 states; it is expected to produce more than 9,000 math and science teachers by 2020. Despite substantial investment and rapid program diffusion, there is little evidence to date about the effectiveness of UTeach graduates. Using administrative data from the state of Texas, we measure UTeach impacts on student test scores in math and science in middle schools and high schools. We find that students taught by UTeach teachers perform significantly better on end-of-grade tests in math and end-of-course tests in math and science by 5% to 12% of a standard deviation on the test, depending on grade and subject. The effect is larger for the founding site at the University of Texas at Austin than for replication UTeach sites, with estimated upper bounds of additional months of learning for students taught by UTeach Austin graduates of 4.0 months in high school math and 5.7 months in high school science. Controlling for the selectivity of the undergraduate institution appears to explain the differential between Austin and replication UTeach sites, but not the overall difference between UTeach and non-UTeach teachers. [Financial support was provided from the Institute of Education Sciences to Southwest Educational Development Corporation, an affiliate of American Institutes of Research.] |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 47 |
| IES Funded: | Yes |
| Entry Date: | 2018 |
| Accession Number: | ED587164 |
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