Teachers for a New Era Teacher & Pupil Assessment Phase II:

1. Teachers for a New Era Teacher & Pupil Assessment Phase II: Numeracy and Literacy in Grades 2-8 Scott W. Brown, Ph.D. Teachers for a New Era Project University of Connecticut

2. Teacher & Pupil Assessment Phase II: Numeracy and Literacy • Planning October – April 2006 • Larger scale • Multiple years (3 years) • Multiple sites • Elementary and Middle schools in Connecticut • Grades 2 - 8 • Partnership Grants • School districts • Connecticut State Department of Education

3. Research Questions • RQ 1 • Is there a difference in pupil achievement among teachers with specific characteristics • Degree program – 4yr v 5yr • BA/BS v. MA • Experience: Years teaching • Alternate certification • Late deciders

4. Research Questions • RQ 2 • What is the impact of multiple Neag Teachers on pupil learning? • By grade levels • By area • Literacy and Numeracy • RQ 3 • What are the impacts of Neag v. non Neag Teachers on special populations? • Special education pupils • Minority pupils • English language learners

5. Measures - Pupils • Connecticut Mastery Tests • Self efficacy • Academic tasks • Reading • Numeracy • Pupil products / artifacts

6. Measures – Teachers • Program • Neag / Other / ARC • Course preparation • # of courses in • literacy • Math • Science • Special ed • ELL • Multicultural issues • Experience • Years teaching • Years teaching this specific grade

7. Measures – Teachers con’t • Demographics • Education • Self efficacy • Teaching • Reading • Math • Special populations • Classroom management

8. Analysis Plan Predicting pupil performance Value Added Models Growth Curve Analyses Measuring group differences - pupils - teachers

9. Implications • Teacher preparation • NCATE requirements of pupil impact • Curriculum modifications for • Pupils • Preservice teachers • Inservice teachers • Data fields for a state-wide database system • Model development • Supported by evidence • Replicable