#  Developing Common Core Classrooms Through Rubric-Based Coaching 

 



##  Developing Common Core Classrooms Through Rubric-Based Coaching 

***What is the impact of rubric-based coaching on teacher instructional practice and student achievement outcomes?***

Funded by the National Science Foundation, this research study included the development and implementation of the MQI Coaching Cycle, as well as a rigorous evaluation of the program’s effectiveness using a teacher-level random assignment design.



 

 

 

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**Location:** Two public school districts in a midwestern state  
**Principal Investigators:** [Heather Hill](/people/heather-hill), [Matthew Kraft](/people/matthew-kraft), & Corinne Herlihy  
**Publications:** [Research Brief](https://mqicoaching.cepr.harvard.edu/research-study) | [Working Paper](https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED602395.pdf)  
**Services Website:** [mqicoaching.cepr.harvard.edu](http://mqicoaching.cepr.harvard.edu/)

The study recruited 142 mathematics teachers (Grades 3–8) from two public school districts in a midwestern state. Seventy-two teachers were assigned to participate in MQI Coaching (treatment group), and 70 teachers were assigned to the control group. Most teachers participated in 10 or more MQI Coaching Cycles.

Students of MQI-coached teachers report that their teachers ask more substantive questions, and require more use of mathematical vocabulary as compared to students of control teachers. Students in MQI-coached classrooms also reported more student talk in class. Teachers who received MQI Coaching tended to find their professional development significantly more useful than control teachers, and were also more likely to report that their mathematics instruction improved over the course of the year.



 

 Resources News 

## Resources

[Mathematical Quality of Instruction (MQI)](/mqi "Mathematical Quality of Instruction (MQI) Coaching")

[Developing Common Core Classrooms Through Rubric-Based Coaching](/publications/developing-common-core-classrooms-through-rubric-based-coaching)

[NCTE Newsletter - Fall 2014 \[AUDIO\]](/publications/ncte-newsletter-fall-2014)

 

 

 

## News

 

 

  [### CEPR Insights: Looking Ahead into 2024

 ](/news/cepr-insights-looking-ahead-2024) January 01, 2024 

 As we start a new year, our team at the Center for Education Policy Research is looking forward to the exciting work we have planned across our various projects. After a year of many challenges in education, as schools grapple with issues from pandemic... 

 

 

   [### Are Math Coaches the Answer to Lagging Achievement?

 ](/news/are-math-coaches-answer-lagging-achievement) May 05, 2020 

 To address concerns about cost and effectiveness, Kraft and Harvard University education professor Heather C. Hill created and studied a virtual math-coaching program that could potentially be a cheaper way for districts to have dedicated math coaches... 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

##  Connect with MQI Coaching 

Learn more about MQI Coaching at [https://mqicoaching.cepr.harvard.edu/.](https://mqicoaching.cepr.harvard.edu/)



 

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- [National Center for Teacher Effectiveness](/ncte)
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 See also:- [ Teacher Effectiveness ](/focus-areas/teacher-effectiveness)
- [ Project ](/page-type/project)
- [ Past ](/project-status/past)