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Training Teachers on the Job: What Works and How to Measure It

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dc.contributor.authorPopova, Anna
dc.contributor.authorEvans, David K.
dc.contributor.authorArancibia, Violeta
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-13T19:29:03Z
dc.date.available2016-10-13T19:29:03Z
dc.date.issued2016-09
dc.description.abstractA significant body of research demonstrates that teachers and the quality of their teaching are crucial components of student learning. Many teachers in resource-poor environments have limited knowledge, skills, or motivation. Some impact evaluations have shown promising results from interventions to improve the quality of teaching. This paper reviews the existing body of evidence on what kinds of in-service teacher training interventions are most effective, and highlights the knowledge gaps. It reveals the dearth of detail on the nature of teacher training interventions and proposes a standard set of indicators -- the In-Service Teacher Training Survey Instrument—for reporting on such programs as a prerequisite for understanding which interventions lead to improved student learning. Across a set of 26 programs with impact evaluations and student learning results, programs that provide complementary materials, focus on a specific subject, and include follow-up visits tend to show higher gains. Programs that use non-education professionals as trainers tend to have worse outcomes. Statistical power to identify these effects is limited, and use of these standard indicators in future impact evaluations will facilitate more precise inference.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/09/26816796/training-teachers-job-works-measure
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7834
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/25150
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7834
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectteacher training
dc.subjecteducation quality
dc.titleTraining Teachers on the Joben
dc.title.subtitleWhat Works and How to Measure Iten
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okr.crossref.titleTraining Teachers on the Job: What Works and How to Measure It
okr.date.disclosure2016-09-26
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/09/26816796/training-teachers-job-works-measure
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7834
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-7834
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okr.topicEducation::Curriculum & Instruction
okr.topicEducation::Education Reform and Management
okr.topicEducation::Effective Schools and Teachers
okr.unitOffice of the Chief Economist, Africa Region
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