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Baker, Courtney K.; Saclarides, Evthokia Stephanie; Harbour, Kristin E.; Hjalmarson, Margret A.; Livers, Stefanie D.; Edwards, Katherine Comey – School Science and Mathematics, 2022
For the past forty years, United States school districts have increasingly hired mathematics specialists to support the teaching and learning of mathematics. Despite the prevalence of this professional development structure, this is a relatively new research topic for the mathematics education field. In this paper, we report findings from an…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Mathematics Education, Specialists, Educational Research
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Harbour, Kristin E.; Saclarides, Evthokia S.; Adelson, Jill L.; Karp, Karen S. – International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 2021
In this study, we used hierarchical linear modeling to examine restricted-use 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data to explore relationships between principal-reported time spent on the different NAEP responsibilities of mathematics coaches and specialists (MCSs) and the achievement scores of approximately 37,400…
Descriptors: Correlation, Responsibility, Specialists, Coaching (Performance)
Harbour, Kristin E.; Saclarides, Evthokia Stephanie – Phi Delta Kappan, 2020
To support continuous professional development model in the teaching and learning of mathematics, many districts and schools have begun hiring elementary mathematics coaches and/or specialists (MCSs). However, limited large-scale empirical research exists that determines how the use of MCSs affect student learning and achievement. Kristin E.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Coaching (Performance), Specialists, Data Analysis
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Harbour, Kristin E.; Adelson, Jill L.; Pittard, Caroline M.; Karp, Karen S. – Elementary School Journal, 2018
Using restricted-use data from the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress mathematics assessment, the current study examined the relationship between the presence of elementary mathematics coaches and specialists (MCSs) and the mathematics achievement of more than 190,000 fourth-grade students in more than 7,400 schools nationwide. In…
Descriptors: Correlation, Mathematics Instruction, Academic Achievement, National Competency Tests