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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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Professional teacher program experience: teachers’ knowledge on overcoming students’ misconception
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the teachers' knowledge about students in dealing with misconceptions experienced by the student on integral material based on the experience of teachers participating in the teacher professional program (PPG).
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The effects of student composition on teacher turnover: Evidence from an admission reform
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the effects of student ability on teacher turnover using data from Stockholm high schools and an admission reform that led to the exogenous reshuffling of pupils.
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Integrating visual arts into the mathematics curriculum: The case of pre-service teachers
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the results of a study that accompanied a course implementing integration of visual art into a mathematics curriculum and examine the possible connection between engaging in art and comprehending mathematical concepts: zero and infinity.
A Correlational Study of Teacher Burnout in Elementary Schools in Georgia
TL;DR: In this article, a quantitative correlational study examined the relationship between teacher burnout and self-efficacy for teachers working in Title I and Title I Focus schools and investigated which factors predicted burnout.
The Impact of ASEAN Economic Integration on the Thai Higher Education Policy and Plan
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated how the Thai higher education sector perceives the impacts and responses to the ASEAN economic integration and found that all types of institutions shared similar interests and concerns, but each type of institution had different priorities and preparation.
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