Retired Mentors for New Teachers program: Providing one-on-one mentoring to probationary teachers to improve student achievement and teacher retention
Intervention Details
Subjects
Math, English Language ArtsAcademic Program
General EducationDuration
2 yearsGrades
1, 2, 3, 4, 5Personnel
General Education Teacher
Intervention Summary
Retired Mentors for New Teachers program
Grades
1, 2, 3, 4, 5Personnel
General Education TeacherStatistical Finding Summary
Positive effect on math achievement
No effect on reading achievement
No effect on teacher evaluation outcomes
No effect on teacher retention
Positive effect on teacher retention for teachers who received more hours of mentoring
Source
Abby, M., Bruce, R. & Dale, D. (2017). Impacts of the Retired Mentors for New Teachers Program. REL 2017-225 (ED573097). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED573097.pdf.
Data Sample by Population
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