Sustaining Success: The TAP System's Long-Term Effects on Math Achievement in Arizona

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session 13
  In Roundtable Session: Evaluations of Mathematics Programs

Abstract

Long-term sustainability of effects from educational and social programs have become increasingly important to policy makers and grant funding agencies. This study examines the long-term impact of a comprehensive school reform model, TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement (TAP System), on the percentage of students passing Arizona’s Math achievement test after at least three years of TAP System implementation. Three related school-level, quasi-experimental studies are performed using propensity score matching to generate comparison group and regression models controlling for school fixed effects. The results show that TAP does sustain effectiveness but two years of accumulated effects are needed for statistically significant results to consistently manifest.

Authors

• Trevor Leutscher, National Institute for Excellence in Teaching

• Joshua H. Barnett, National Institute for Excellence in Teaching