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Download full textJayanthi, Madhavi; Dimino, Joseph; Gersten, Russell; Taylor, Mary Jo; Haymond, Kelly; Newman-Gonchar, Becky – Instructional Research Group, 2015
The purpose of this efficacy study was to examine the impact of the Teacher Study Group (TSG) professional development program in vocabulary, on teacher knowledge, observed teaching practice, and student vocabulary achievement, when implemented with first grade teachers in Title 1 schools. This multi-site cluster randomized trial was implemented…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 1, Vocabulary
Peer reviewedJayanthi, Madhavi; Gersten, Russell; Taylor, Mary Jo; Smolkowski, Keith; Dimino, Joseph – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2017
Contemporary state math standards emphasize that students must demonstrate an understanding of the mathematical ideas underlying the computations that have typically been the core of the elementary school math curriculum. The standards have put an increased emphasis on the study of fractions in upper elementary grades, which are the years during…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics, Faculty Development, Grade 4
Gersten, Russell; Dimino, Joseph; Jayanthi, Madhavi; Newman-Gonchar, Rebecca; Taylor, Mary Jo – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2013
The ESEA Blueprint for Reform states that teachers need "effective, ongoing, job-embedded, professional development that is targeted to student and school needs… [and] aligned with evidence of improvements in student learning." Unfortunately, the professional development approaches advocated, though sensible and compelling in theory,…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Vocabulary Development, Observation, Grade 1
Direct linkGersten, Russell; Dimino, Joseph; Jayanthi, Madhavi; Kim, James S.; Santoro, Lana Edwards – American Educational Research Journal, 2010
Randomized field trials were used to examine the impact of the Teacher Study Group (TSG), a professional development model, on first grade teachers' reading comprehension and vocabulary instruction, their knowledge of these areas, and the comprehension and vocabulary achievement of their students. The multisite study was conducted in three large…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Faculty Development, Grade 1, Reading Instruction
Gersten, Russell; Dimino, Joe; Jayanthi, Madhavi; Kim, Jimmy; Santoro, Lana – Instructional Research Group, 2009
Randomized field trials were used to examine the impact of the Teacher Study Group, a professional development model, on first grade teachers' reading comprehension and vocabulary instruction, their knowledge of these areas, and on the corollary comprehension and vocabulary achievement of their students. The multi-site study was conducted during…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 1, Program Effectiveness
Gersten, Russell; And Others – 1985
An urban district hired consulting teachers to assist in the implementation of instructional improvement programs in elementary schools with high proportions of low income, minority students. Two distinct academic programs using mastery learning techniques were offered--one fairly structured and the other highly structured. The consultants oversaw…
Descriptors: Consultants, Consultation Programs, Elementary Education, Faculty Development
