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Jacob M. Markman
Researcher at Amherst College
Publications - 4
Citations - 1021
Jacob M. Markman is an academic researcher from Amherst College. The author has contributed to research in topics: Peer group & School choice. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 4 publications receiving 958 citations.
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Does Peer Ability Affect Student Achievement
TL;DR: The authors found that peer achievement has a positive effect on achievement growth and that students throughout the school test score distribution appear to benefit from higher achieving schoolmates, while the variance in achievement appears to have no systematic effect.
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Does Peer Ability Affect Student Achievement
TL;DR: In this article, the most important determinants of achievement that will confound peer estimates by removing student and school-by-grade fixed effects in addition to observable family and school characteristics.
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Does Peer Ability Affect Student Achievement
Eric A. Hanushek,Eric A. Hanushek,Eric A. Hanushek,John F. Kain,Jacob M. Markman,Steven G. Rivkin,Steven G. Rivkin +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the most important determinants of achievement that will confound peer estimates by removing student and school-by-grade fixed effects in addition to observable family and school characteristics.
Does the Ability of Peers Affect Student Achievement
TL;DR: Hanushek et al. as discussed by the authors investigated the impact of peer group characteristics on student achievement and found that peer achievement has a positive effect on achievement growth and students throughout the school test score distribution appear to benefit from higher achieving schoolmates.