This study looked at the relationship between teacher turnover and student achievement, in addition to the relationship between specific student demographic characteristics and teacher turnover. Within this study, student demographic, staff demographic, and student achievement data from several middle schools within the studied district, as well as data from each of the school's comparison groups, as designated by the Texas Education Agency, was analyzed. The data used was from the 2018-2019, 2020-2021, and 2021-2022 school years. First, this study looked at specific student demographic characteristics and their relationship with teacher turnover, including race, mobility, and socioeconomic status. This analysis determined if there were specific variables that impacted the rate of turnover. Results determined that the most consistent relationship revealed in the data involves the total number of students on a campus. As the number of students increased, the turnover rate decreased. Additionally, there was a slight negative correlation between the number of African American students and rates of teacher turnover for two of the three years studied. The second part of the study determined if the campus turnover rate had any relationship with the student achievement scores. The student achievement data that was used was the overall campus math score at the approaches level on the Mathematics State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR). The results of the analysis revealed that there was a relationship between teacher turnover and student achievement, although it was a very weak relationship for each of the 3 years studied. Additionally, the analysis determined that campuses with teachers who have more years' experience had higher overall campus math scores after the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc2137582 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Grindle, Colleen D. |
| Contributors | Waddell, Stephen, Wong, Lok-Sze, Edwards, Wesley, Wilson, Jamie |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Grindle, Colleen D., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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