Elementary Mathematics Specialists: Influencing Student Achievement

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 198-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia F. Campbell ◽  
Nathaniel N. Malkus
Keyword(s):  
Student Achievement ◽  
Elementary Mathematics ◽  
Academic Progress ◽  
Math Teachers ◽  
Mathematics Specialists

A three-year study found that those responsible for coaching math teachers positively affected student academic progress in grades 3, 4, and 5. Read why this effect took time to emerge.

Math coaches, specialists, and student achievement: Learning from the data

2020 ◽  
Vol 102 (3) ◽  
pp. 42-45
Author(s):  
Kristin E. Harbour ◽  
Evthokia Stephanie Saclarides
Keyword(s):  
Student Achievement ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Elementary Mathematics ◽  
National Assessment ◽  
Mathematics Coaches ◽  
Professional Development Model ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

To support continuous professional development model in the teaching and learning of mathematics, many districts and schools have begun hiring elementary mathematics coaches and/or specialists (MCSs). However, limited large-scale empirical research exists that determines how the use of MCSs affect student learning and achievement. Kristin E. Harbour and Evthokia Stephanie Saclarides begin to fill in this gap by using data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress to explore the relationship between the presence and responsibilities of elementary MCSs and 4th-grade student achievement in mathematics. Based on their findings, they share practical implications for districts and administrators to consider.

STEM Learning Communities

2013 ◽  
pp. 57-74
Author(s):  
Bernadette Kelley ◽  
Lisa McClelland
Keyword(s):  
Student Achievement ◽  
Learning Communities ◽  
Learning Community ◽  
Academic Progress ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Retention Rates ◽  
Stem Learning ◽  
Community Learning ◽  
And Mathematics

This chapter presents a case study involving the fictional Coastal University’s move to the next level of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) student achievement by applying a holistic approach to educating the STEM student using a learning community. Learning communities are designed to improve retention rates, increase student learning and achievement, increase faculty engagement, and lessen the feelings of isolation some students feel on large campuses. This case discusses the various components that were utilized to enhance the learning community including cluster courses, seminars, branch activities, academic progress assessments, and meetings. The challenges with the implementation of the learning community and the engagement in interdisciplinary activities will be discussed as will recommendations for the future.

scholarly journals Mathematics Curriculum Effects on Student Achievement in California

AERA Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 233285841769051 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cory Koedel ◽  
Diyi Li ◽  
Morgan S. Polikoff ◽  
Tenice Hardaway ◽  
Stephani L. Wrabel
Keyword(s):  
Student Achievement ◽  
Marginal Cost ◽  
Elementary Mathematics ◽  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
The Other ◽  
Elementary Grades ◽  
Mathematics Textbooks ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Grade 3 ◽  
Math Test

We estimate relative achievement effects of the four most commonly adopted elementary mathematics textbooks in the fall of 2008 and fall of 2009 in California. Our findings indicate that one book, Houghton Mifflin’s California Math, is more effective than the other three, raising student achievement by 0.05 to 0.08 student-level standard deviations of the Grade 3 state standardized math test. We also estimate positive effects of California Math relative to the other textbooks in higher elementary grades. The differential effect of California Math is educationally meaningful, particularly given that it is a schoolwide effect and can be had at what is effectively zero marginal cost.

Student participation in elementary mathematics classrooms: the missing link between teacher practices and student achievement?

2015 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 341-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marsha Ing ◽  
Noreen M. Webb ◽  
Megan L. Franke ◽  
Angela C. Turrou ◽  
Jacqueline Wong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Student Achievement ◽  
Elementary Mathematics ◽  
Teacher Practices ◽  
Student Participation ◽  
Missing Link ◽  
Mathematics Classrooms

The Impact of Elementary Mathematics Coaches on Student Achievement

2011 ◽  
Vol 111 (3) ◽  
pp. 430-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia F. Campbell ◽  
Nathaniel N. Malkus
Keyword(s):  
Student Achievement ◽  
Elementary Mathematics ◽  
Mathematics Coaches ◽  
The Impact

Elementary mathematics specialists in “departmentalized” teaching assignments: Affordances and constraints

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 196-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corey Webel ◽  
Kimberly A. Conner ◽  
Christina Sheffel ◽  
James E. Tarr ◽  
Christopher Austin
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Mathematics ◽  
Mathematics Specialists
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