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Teacher training, teacher quality and student achievement
Douglas N. Harris,Tim R. Sass +1 more
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In this article, the effects of various types of education and training on the productivity of teachers in promoting student achievement were studied. But they did not find a consistent relationship between formal professional development training and teacher productivity, and they found no evidence that teachers' pre-service training or college entrance exam scores are related to productivity.About:
This article is published in Journal of Public Economics.The article was published on 2011-08-01. It has received 1263 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Professional development.read more
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Top teachers: sharing expertise to improve teaching
Peter Goss,Julie Sonnemann +1 more
TL;DR: A survey of 700 teachers and principals, conducted for this report, finds that top teachers are often given "add-on" coaching roles, with inadequate time, training, or support to do the job properly.
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Study of the impact of training of novice teachers in the context of transformative learning in punjab, pakistan
TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the professional development of novice teachers in the area of classroom practices, teaching methodology and lesson planning in the context of transformative learning and explored transformative learning among novice teachers manifesting in classrooms with respect to their designations and academic qualifications.
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School Readiness Assessments for Class Placements and Academic Sorting in Kindergarten.
TL;DR: The authors showed that the use of such assessments for class placement decisions has increased in recent years and showed that these assessments are commonly used in schools nationwide, and that they can be used to assess the readiness of kindergarten students.
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Do Teach For America Corps Members Still Improve Student Achievement? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial of Teach For America's Scale-Up Effort
Melissa A. Clark,Eric Isenberg +1 more
TL;DR: In 2010, Teach For America (TFA) launched a major expansion effort, funded in part by a five-year Investing in Innovation scale-up grant from the U.S. Department of Education as discussed by the authors.
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Teacher Quality and Students’ Post-Secondary Outcomes:
Jerome Graham,Monica Flamini +1 more
TL;DR: This paper found that teachers' observable characteristics are inequitably distributed across schools, leaving minoritized students with less exposure to experienced and credentialed teachers, leaving them less exposed to experienced teachers.
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