Iowa Shares AIW Evaluation

In September 2007, the Iowa Department of Education (IDE) began the Authentic Intellectual Work project of professional development with high school administrator and teacher teams to enhance the intellectual quality of student work in Iowa schools. March 8, 2013, an addendum was added to this report. Overall, the data indicate that prior to program entry the AIW and control schools did not differ substantially in student achievement and that, in the years following program entry, AIW schools had consistently higher achievement across grade levels in reading, mathematics, science, and social studies than the non-AIW schools.