The Effects of Teachers’ Training on Pupils’ Achievement: The Case of Elementary Schools in France
- 1 January 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in School Effectiveness and School Improvement
- Vol. 7 (3) , 252-279
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0924345960070303
Abstract
This investigation examines the effects of teachers’ training on pupils’ achievement in French and mathematics. The aim of the research is to compare the effectiveness of three samples of elementary school teachers with different levels of experience and training. Using a multilevel model, the results demonstrate that training enhances the effectiveness of novice teachers. In addition, experience was also found to have a positive effect. Neither training nor experience have a significant effect on equity, defined as the capacity of reducing the initial gap between high and low achieving pupils.Keywords
This publication has 22 references indexed in Scilit:
- The new professionalism: The synthesis of professional and institutional developmentTeaching and Teacher Education, 1994
- Learning to teach: The exeter studyTeaching and Teacher Education, 1994
- Mentoring in context: A comparison of two U.S. programs for beginning teachersInternational Journal of Educational Research, 1993
- How Large are Secondary School Effects in Northern Ireland?School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 1991
- Slants on Slopes: Using Multi‐level Models to Investigate Differential School Effectiveness and its Impact on Pupils’ Examination ResultsSchool Effectiveness and School Improvement, 1991
- Les pratiques pédagogiques au CPRevue française de pédagogie, 1990
- Effects of school and classroom characteristics on pupil progress in language and arithmeticInternational Journal of Educational Research, 1989
- Methodological considerations in the evaluation of a teacher-training program.Journal of Educational Psychology, 1980
- The evaluation of faculty development programsResearch in Higher Education, 1978
- Methods and Results in the IEA Studies of Effects of School on LearningReview of Educational Research, 1975