-school students' data from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study and controlling student-teacher fixed effects, we …

personnel decisions. Using the German setting of teacher training, I investigate the relationship of teachers' pre … skill domains is linked with significantly higher teacher effectiveness. Better teacher skills are associated with a more …

between traditional measures of teacher quality (e.g., experience and education level) and student achievement in English …This research examines whether teacher licensure test scores and other teacher qualifications affect high school … a value-added approach that adjusts for both student and teacher fixed effects. The results show little relationship …

Benjamin W. Arold prepared this study while he was working at the Center for Economics of Education at the ifo … the classroom and beyond. Chapter 2 demonstrates that the abolishment of compulsory religious education in Germany does … children and participating in the labor market. Chapter 3 provides evidence that the content of science education standards in …

Pietro Sancassani prepared this study while he was working at the Center for Economics of Education at the ifo Institut … scores. Chapter 2 investigates the impact of four teacher characteristics - whether teachers hold a Master's degree, a … subject-specific qualification, a major in education, or their level of experience - on student science test scores in ten …

The paper investigates the effect of teacher characteristics (experience, level of education attainment and credentials …, gender) on the achievement of eighth grade students using matched student-teacher data from the 1999, 2003 and 2007 TIMSS … education degree might drive down student achievement. However, there is a substantial heterogeneity among countries; teacher …

The main goal of secondary school education in developed countries is to prepare students for higher education and the …. However, these demands for more education are in opposition to calls for early entry to the labor market, to lengthen working …