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Version 1.2 – Updated June 2023

Initial teacher education programs

Overview

  • Influence: Initial teacher education programs
  • Domain: Teacher
  • Sub-Domain: Teacher education
  • Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Likely to have a small positive impact
  • Influence Definition: Initial teacher education or ITEs (sometimes at the undergraduate level and sometimes at the post-graduate level) is the entry-level qualification for teaching in numerous countries, including the United States. More recently, there are school-based ITEs, non-accredited ITEs, and many online ITE programs.

Evidence

  • Number of meta-analyses: 8
  • Number of studies: 242
  • Number of students: 1,187,419
  • Number of effects: 689
  • Weighted mean effect size: 0.10
  • Robustness index: 4

Meta-Analyses

Meta-Analyses
Journal Title Author First Author's Country Article Name Year Published Variable Number of Studies Number of Students Number of Effects Effect Size
Conference paper Qu & Becker USA Does traditional teacher certification imply quality? A meta-analysis 2003 Certified vs. alternative certified teachers 24 0 192 0.08
Conference paper Qu & Becker USA Does traditional teacher certification imply quality? A meta-analysis 2003 Traditional vs. Emergency licensed teachers 24 0 76 0.14
Dissertation Sparks USA The Effect of Teacher Certification on Student Achievement 2005 Traditional vs. emergency or probationary training 5 0 18 0.12
Education sciences Dunst, Hamby, Howse, Wilkie, & Annas USA Metasynthesis of preservice professional preparation and teacher education research studies 2019 Teacher preparation program on student achievement 6 1,047,391 21 -0.04
Education sciences Dunst, Hamby, Howse, Wilkie, & Annas USA Metasynthesis of preservice professional preparation and teacher education research studies 2019 Teacher degree on student achievement 54 27,532 54 0.19
Education sciences Dunst, Hamby, Howse, Wilkie, & Annas USA Metasynthesis of preservice professional preparation and teacher education research studies 2019 In field vs Out of field teaching 65 6,480 105 0.05
Journal of Child and Family Studies Whitford, Zhang, & Katsiyannis USA Traditional vs. alternative teacher preparation programs: A meta-analysis 2018 Traditional vs Alternative programs 32 106,016 118 0.03
Report Kelley & Camilli USA The impact of teacher education on outcomes in center-based early childhood education programs: a meta-analysis 2007 Teacher education in early childhood 32 0 105 0.15
TOTAL/AVERAGE 242 1,187,419 689 0.09
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