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来源类型 | Publication |
Different Skills? Identifying Differentially Effective Teachers of English Language Learners | |
Benjamin Master; Susanna Loeb; Camille Whitney; James Wyckoff | |
发表日期 | 2016 |
出版者 | The Elementary School Journal |
出版年 | 2016 |
语种 | 英语 |
摘要 | Nationwide, K-12 students designated as English language learners (ELLs) must learn both language and content simultaneously, and ELLs score far below the national average in math achievement. Many educators have suggested that identifying or developing teachers with skills specific to ELLs’ instructional needs may be critical to addressing this challenge. However, the evidence base to test this assertion is sparse. This study seeks to identify the characteristics and learning experiences of general education teachers who are differentially effective at promoting math achievement among ELLs compared to non-ELLs. Our analyses indicate that individual teachers can learn specific skills that make them more effective with ELL students. In particular, while generic years of teaching experience do not differentially affect gains for ELLs compared to non-ELLs, specific prior experience teaching ELLs predicts improvements in novice teachers’ differential instructional effectiveness with ELLs. We also find that both in-service and pre-service training focused on ELL-specific instructional strategies are associated with higher gains for a teacher’s ELLs relative to their non-ELLs. The findings of this study provide valuable new evidence in support of the notion that general education teachers can develop useful ELL-specific instructional skills, informing efforts by educators and policymakers to improve the quality of instruction that ELLs receive. |
主题 | Teaching and Leadership Effectiveness |
子主题 | English Language Learners ; Leadership Quality ; Teacher Quality |
URL | https://cepa.stanford.edu/content/different-skills-identifying-differentially-effective-teachers-english-language-learners-0 |
来源智库 | Center for Education Policy Analysis (United States) |
资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/491732 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Benjamin Master,Susanna Loeb,Camille Whitney,et al. Different Skills? Identifying Differentially Effective Teachers of English Language Learners. 2016. |
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Different Skills.pdf(312KB) | 智库出版物 | 限制开放 | CC BY-NC-SA | 浏览 |
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