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A randomized controlled trial of instructional coaching in high-poverty urban schools: Examining teacher practices and student outcomes

Reddy, Linda A., Shernoff, Elisa, Lekwa, Adam·2021·Journal of School Psychology

Abstract

Job-embedded professional development is needed to effectively and efficiently enhance teachers' use of evidence-based practices in high-poverty urban communities. This study employed a three-cohort, waitlist controlled, randomized block design to investigate the effectiveness of the Classroom Strategies Coaching Model (CSC) in 14 high-poverty urban elementary schools. The CSC Model is guided by observations of teachers' instructional and behavioral management practices as measured by the Classroom Strategies Assessment System. Primary dependent measures included teacher use of evidence-based practices, student academic engagement, and teacher ratings of class wide student academic and behavior functioning along with perceived instrumental support, emotional support, and stress. The sample included 2195 students and 106 teachers randomly assigned to CSC coaching or waitlist control. Multilevel negative binomial modeling revealed that teachers in the CSC coaching condition had significant improvements in the frequency of academic praise (used 1.74 times more frequently) and behavior praise (used 2.10 times more frequently) as compared to teachers in the waitlist control condition. Multilevel linear models revealed that, relative to the waitlist control condition, teachers in the CSC coaching condition demonstrated significant improvements in quality of instruction (d = 0.52), behavior management (d = 0.60), and class wide student academic engagement (d = 0.41). Teachers report…

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Authors
Reddy, L. A., Shernoff, E., & Lekwa, A.
Affiliations
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
Corresponding author
Reddy, Linda A.
Venue
Journal of School Psychology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-06
Volume
86
Pages
151-168
ISSN
0022-4405 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3163842347
Cited by
45
References
98
Citations by year
2026: 15 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1
FWCI
8.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of School Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Brady Education Foundation
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
  • Social Sciences › Education › Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Educational Assessment and Improvement
Keywords
instructional coaching, job-embedded professional development, evidence-based practice, high-poverty urban schools, primary school teachers, teaching quality, behavior management, student academic engagement, student behavior, teacher stress, teacher support
MeSH terms
School Teachers, Mentoring, Humans, Poverty, Schools, Students

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