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Noble, Tracy; Sireci, Stephen G.; Wells, Craig S.; Kachchaf, Rachel R.; Rosebery, Ann S.; Wang, Yang Caroline – American Educational Research Journal, 2020
In this experimental study, 20 multiple-choice test items from the Massachusetts Grade 5 science test were linguistically simplified, and original and simplified test items were administered to 310 English learners (ELs) and 1,580 non-ELs in four Massachusetts school districts. This study tested the hypothesis that specific linguistic features of…
Descriptors: Science Tests, Language Usage, English Language Learners, School Districts
Papay, John P.; West, Martin R.; Fullerton, Jon B.; Kane, Thomas J. – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2011
The Boston Teacher Residency is an innovative practice-based preparation program in which candidates work alongside a mentor teacher for a year before becoming a teacher of record in Boston Public Schools. We find that BTR graduates are more racially diverse than other BPS novices, more likely to teach math and science, and more likely to remain…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Alternative Teacher Certification, Teacher Education Programs, Mentors