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Margarita Pivovarova applies her training in economics to educational policy issues in order to identify trends, predict outcomes and better understand issues. Professor Pivovarova is interested in the design and evaluation of educational policies aimed at raising student achievement in schools.
Since joining the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College in 2013, Professor Pivovarova has engaged in research of teacher evaluation models and used econometric models to examine teacher retention based on incentives and working conditions. Prior to that, she examined peer or interaction effects among students and their effect on educational outcomes. Professor Pivovarova teaches graduate courses in economics of education, quantitative data analysis and research and evaluation in education.
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A recipient of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) research service project award, Dr. Pivovarova, along with Dr. Jeanne Powers, is constructing a longitudinal database to assess teacher mobility within the state of Arizona. Through this research, they will gain insight into factors that influence both teacher mobility and retention.
Dr. Pivovarova has been involved in ongoing research to investigate relationships between immigration policies and student achievement. Dr. Pivovarova analyzes various state policies, including both those states with immigrant friendly policies as well as states with unfavorable immigration policies.
Vagi, R., Pivovarova, M., & Barnard, W. (in press). Dynamics in teacher quality: Identifying a typology using growth mixture modeling (GMM). Teaching and Teacher Education.
Pivovarova, M., and Vagi, R. (in press). Better schools or different students? Immigration policies and student achievement. The Social Science Journal.
Lavery, M., Amrein-Beardsley, A., Geiger*, T. J., & Pivovarova, M. (in press). Value-Added Model (VAM) scholars on using VAMs for teacher evaluation post the passage of Every Student Succeeds Act. Teachers College Record.
Pivovarova, M., & Powers, J. M. (2019). Generational status, immigrant concentration and academic achievement: Comparing first- and second-generation immigrants with third-and-higher generation students. Large-scale Assessments in Education.
Pivovarova, M., & Powers, J.M. (2019). Does isolation from Immigrant students benefit or harm third-and-higher generation students? Education Policy Analysis Archives.
Geiger, T., & Pivovarova, M. (2018). The effects of school climate on teacher retention. Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 24(6).
Pivovarova, M., & Amrein-Beardsley, A. (2018). Median Growth Percentiles: Testing for Intertemporal Consistency and Correlations with Observational Scores. Educational Assessment.
Vagi, R., Pivovarova, M., & Barnard, W. (2017). Keeping Our Best? A Survival Analysis Examining Teacher Quality and Teacher Attrition. Journal of Teacher Education.
Powers, J. M., & Pivovarova, M. (2017). Analyzing the achievement and isolation of immigrant and U.S.-born students: Insights from PISA 2012. Education Policy, 31(6), 830-857.
Vagi, R., & Pivovarova, M. (2016). “Theorizing teacher mobility”: a critical review of literature. Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 20:6, 1-13.
Value-Added Models (VAMs): Caveat Emptor, Statistics and Public Policy, 2016
| Fall 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| EDP 552 | Multi Regression/Correlatn Mth |
| EPA 556 | Data Anlysis for Ed Decsn Mker |
| EPA 790 | Reading and Conference |
| Spring 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| COE 502 | Introduction to Data Analysis |
| EPA 593 | Applied Project |
| EPA 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EDP 790 | Reading and Conference |
| Fall 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| COE 502 | Introduction to Data Analysis |
| EPA 556 | Data Anlysis for Ed Decsn Mker |
| EPA 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EPD 799 | Dissertation |
| Summer 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| EDP 502 | Introduction to Data Analysis |
| COE 502 | Introduction to Data Analysis |
| Spring 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| COE 502 | Introduction to Data Analysis |
| EPA 593 | Applied Project |
| EPA 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EDP 790 | Reading and Conference |
| Fall 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| COE 501 | Intro to Research/Eval in Educ |
| EPA 556 | Data Anlysis for Ed Decsn Mker |
| EPA 790 | Reading and Conference |
| Summer 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| EDP 502 | Introduction to Data Analysis |
| COE 502 | Introduction to Data Analysis |
| Spring 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| EPA 593 | Applied Project |
| TEL 712 | Mixed Methods of Inquiry |
| EPA 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EDP 790 | Reading and Conference |
| Fall 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| EPA 556 | Data Anlysis for Ed Decsn Mker |
| EPA 691 | Seminar |
| EPD 780 | Practicum |
| EPA 790 | Reading and Conference |
| Summer 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| EDP 502 | Introduction to Data Analysis |
| COE 502 | Introduction to Data Analysis |
| Spring 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| COE 501 | Intro to Resrch & Eval in Educ |
| EPA 580 | Practicum |
| EPA 691 | Seminar |
| EDP 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EPD 792 | Research |
| Fall 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| EPA 556 | Data Anlysis for Ed Decsn Mker |
| EPA 580 | Practicum |
| EPA 691 | Seminar |
| EPA 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EPD 792 | Research |
| Summer 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| EDP 502 | Introduction to Data Analysis |
| COE 502 | Introduction to Data Analysis |
| Spring 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| COE 501 | Intro to Resrch & Eval in Educ |
| EPA 691 | Seminar |
| EPD 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EDP 790 | Reading and Conference |
