employee evaluation in the presence of imperfect information. First, objective teacher performance estimates based on student …

teacher evaluation systems that would use information from both classroom observations and student test scores to identify …

to subsequent teacher performance. We study the relationship among applicant characteristics, hiring outcomes, and … teacher performance in the Washington DC Public Schools (DCPS). We take advantage of detailed data on a multi … teacher effectiveness. Interestingly, we find that these measures are only weakly, if at all, associated with the likelihood …

field experiment, we document meaningful improvements in teacher job performance when high- and low-performing teachers … control classrooms. These improvements in teacher performance persisted, and perhaps grew, in the year after treatment …

evaluation is a particularly salient topic in public schools where teacher effectiveness varies substantially and where teacher …-observation-based evaluation and performance measures can improve mid-career teacher performance both during the period of evaluation, consistent …

preceding GCSE exams. Students score higher in math when their teacher devotes more class time to individual practice and … allocation predicts test scores separate from the quality of the teacher's instruction during the activities. These results …

with new evaluation measures, but gains are larger when the teacher expects future rewards linked to future scores …