Design Principles for Accelerating Student Learning with High-Impact Tutoring (updated June 2024)
Category: Student Learning
The Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol (RTOP) is an observational instrument that can be used to assess the degree to which mathematics or science instruction in grades K-12 is “reformed”. Trained observers rate teachers' instruction across three domains: Lesson Design and Implementation; Content; Classroom Culture. Possible scores range from 0 to 100 points, with higher scores reflecting a greater degree of use of reform-based instructional practices.
Content
Grades
Kindergarten,
4,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade,
Post secondary
Languages
English
Respondent
Observer
Administration Information
Length
There are 25 items on the instrument across three domains (Lesson Design and Implementation; Content; Classroom Culture).
Access and Use
Contact
Eugene Judson, Eugene.Judson@asu.edu
Open Access
Yes
Use in Research
Kilday, C. R., & Kinzie, M. B. (2009). An analysis of instruments that measure the quality of mathematics teaching in early childhood. Early Childhood Education Journal, 36(4), 365-372. https://www.doi.org/10.1007/s10643-008-0286-8
Mantzicopoulos, P., Patrick, H., Strati, A., & Watson, J. S. (2018). Predicting kindergarteners' achievement and motivation from observational measures of teaching effectiveness. The Journal of Experimental Education, 86(2), 214-232. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220973.2016.1277338
Psychometrics
Scoring
Manual scoring
Psychometric References
Piburn, M., & Sawada, D. (2000). Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol (RTOP) reference manual: Technical report. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED447205
Ronfeldt, M., & Truwit, M. (2023). Considerations for use of teaching quality measures. EdInstruments Brief, Annenberg Institute for School Reform, Brown University. www.edinstruments.com/teaching.
National Comparison
No
