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Teachers for a New Era Pupil Assessment Phase I:. Lessons Learned From a Town-Gown Partnership Jason Irizzarry, Ed.D. Teachers for a New Era Project University of Connecticut. Pupil Assessment Phase I: Overview.
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Teachers for a New Era Pupil Assessment Phase I: Lessons Learned From a Town-Gown Partnership Jason Irizzarry, Ed.D. Teachers for a New Era Project University of Connecticut
Pupil Assessment Phase I: Overview • Pilot a research methodology to be used in 2006-07 to collect pupil achievement data associated with Neag graduates • Collect data that can be used to guide program enhancements
Context Neag Professional Development Center 65% of Pupils Free or Reduced-Price Lunches 70% Pupils Read Below Grade Level 29% Achieved Proficiency on CMT 3 Subgroups Didn’t Make Adequate NCLB Progress
Windham’s Intervention • Reciprocal Teaching • Lexile Framework for Reading • Match Text to Reader • Vocabulary Acquisition
Research Questions • To what degree do the instructional practices associated with Windham’s literacy initiative predict pupils’ reading comprehension gains? • To what degree do teachers’ education and training (regarding teaching reading) predict pupils’ reading comprehension gains? • How are pupils’ Lexile scores related to their Degrees of Reading Power (DRP) test results?
Growth Curve Modeling • Nested data with scores measured over time for each pupil, pupils nested within individual teachers, at different time periods T1 T2 T3 T1 T2 T3
Data Collection Method • May, 2006 • Videotaping Instructional Practices • Oct, 2005 • Videotaping Instructional Practices • Lexile • Math • Self efficacy • Lexile • Math • Self efficacy 2 weeks 2 weeks Mar., 2006: Focus group interviews DRP DRP 2 weeks • Lexile • Math • Self efficacy • Jan/Feb, 2006 • Videotaping Instructional Practices
To Be Learned? • Is Growth Curve Modeling an effective technique for assessing pupil learning growth? • To what degree are the instructional practices of matching text to reader, providing a curriculum based on vocabulary acquisition, and employing reciprocal teaching methods associated with reading comprehension gains? • To what degree are teacher backgrounds and training associated with reading comprehension gains?
Lessons Learned • Developing/Nurturing Partnerships -Time -Similar interests and goals • Difficulties with data collection -Teacher Participation -School Priorities -On site research coordinator
Lessons Learned • Developing/Nurturing Partnerships - Time - Similar interests and goals • Difficulties with data collection - Teacher Participation - School Priorities - On site research coordinator - Data availability