Re-Examining the Role of Teacher Quality in the Educational Production Function. Working Paper 2007-03

Autor/inn/en	Koedel, Cory; Betts, Julian R.
Institution	Vanderbilt University, National Center on Performance Incentives
Titel	Re-Examining the Role of Teacher Quality in the Educational Production Function. Working Paper 2007-03
Quelle	(2007), (54 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	Weitere Informationen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Merit Pay; Teacher Effectiveness; Teacher Qualifications; Academic Achievement; Scores; Prediction; Predictor Variables; Elementary Education; Elementary School Students; Elementary School Teachers; Comparative Analysis; Teacher Evaluation; Measures (Individuals); Incentives; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Leistungszulage; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Lehrqualifikation; Schulleistung; Vorhersage; Prädiktor; Elementarunterricht; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Teacher appraisal; Lehrerbeurteilung; Messdaten; Anreiz; Kalifornien
Abstract	This study uses administrative data linking students and teachers at the classroom level to estimate teacher value-added to student test scores. We find that variation in teacher quality is an important contributor to student achievement--more important than has been implied by previous work. This result is attributable, at least in part, to the lack of a ceiling effect in the testing instrument used to measure teacher quality. We also show that teacher qualifications are almost entirely unable to predict value-added. Motivated by this result, we consider whether it is feasible to incorporate value-added into evaluation or merit pay programs. (Contains 11 tables, 2 figures and 43 footnotes.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Center on Performance Incentives. Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, PMB #43, 230 Appleton Place, Nashville, TN 37203. Tel: 615-322-5538; Fax: 615-322-6018; e-mail: ncpi@vanderbilt.edu; Web site: http://www.performanceincentives.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10