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Measuring the effect of competitive teacher recruitment on student achievement : evidence from Ecuador
Araujo P., Maria Daniela - 2019
In the last decade, several Latin American governments have implemented new teacher recruitment policies based on …-based selection competitions for tenure at public schools. Has this new recruitment system served as an effective screening device … hierarchical linear regressions to evaluate the effect of Ecuador's new competitive recruitment policy. I then use propensity score …
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The effect of pre-service cognitive and pedagogical teacher skills on student achievement gains : evidence from German entry screening exams
Enzi, Bernhard - 2017
Information about teachers' effectiveness at the hiring stage is particularly scarce despite its importance for personnel decisions. Using the German setting of teacher training, I investigate the relationship of teachers' pre-service cognitive and pedagogical skills as measured by two state...
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Teacher allocation and school performance in Italy
Bryson, Alex; Corsini, Lorenzo; Martelli, Irene - 2020
Italy's secondary school system has faced funding constraints for many years which limits availability of new permanent job slots for teachers. When permanent posts do arise they are allocated mostly on seniority while merit only plays a small role. Thus, the age distribution of teachers in...
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Determinants of teacher value-added in public primary schools : evidence from administrative panel data
Tanaka, Ryūichi; Bessho, Shun-ichiro; Kawamura, Akira; … - 2020
This study estimates teacher value-added (TVA) for language arts and mathematics test scores of students in public primary schools to investigate the empirical relationship between testscore TVA and observable traits and promotions of teachers. Our empirical strategy employs Chetty, Friedman,...
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Determinants of Teacher Value-Added in Public Primary Schools : Evidence from Administrative Panel Data
Tanaka, Ryuichi - 2020
This study estimates teacher value-added (TVA) for language arts and mathematics test scores of students in public primary schools to investigate the empirical relationship between testscore TVA and observable traits and promotions of teachers. Our empirical strategy employs Chetty, Friedman,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012836580
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Ranking teachers when teacher value-added is heterogeneous across students : preprint
Stacy, Brian - 2014
The typical measure used by researchers and school administrators to evaluate teachers is based on how the students' achievement increases after being exposed to the teacher, or based on the teacher's "value-added''. When teacher value-added is heterogeneous across her students, the typically...
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The Dynamics of Teacher Quality
Wiswall, Matthew - 2011
An extensive literature finds that, while teachers vary considerably in initial quality, there are limited teacher quality dynamics: except for the first few years of teaching, teacher quality does not improve over the course of a teacher’s career. This study evaluates the importance of...
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A partial identifification approach to identifying the determinants of human capital accumulation : an application to teachers
Mehta, Nirav - 2022
This paper views teacher quality through the human capital perspective. Teacher quality exhibits substantial growth over teachers' careers, but why it improves is not well understood. I use a human capital production function nesting On-the-Job-Training (OJT) and Learningby- Doing (LBD) and...
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A partial identification approach to identifying the determinants of human capital accumulation: an application to teachers
Mehta, Nirav - 2022
This paper views teacher quality through the human capital perspective. Teacher quality exhibits substantial growth over teachers’ careers, but why it improves is not well understood. I use a human capital production function nesting On-the-Job-Training (OJT) and Learning-by-Doing (LBD) and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013174484
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Determinants and consequences of student test scores : evidence from international, big, and text data
Sancassani, Pietro - 2023
einen Master-Abschluss haben, eine fachspezifische Qualifikation, ein Hauptfach im Bildungswesen oder ihre Erfahrung - auf …
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