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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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Effect of teachers' networks on teachers' professional development and student performance in secondary schools in Tanzania
TL;DR: In this article, a survey study focused on assessing the effect of teacher networks on teachers' professional development and student performance outcomes was conducted, where the authors sought opinions from teachers on how teachers' networks can be improved and 44.65% of the participants proposed meeting frequently as a way to improve teacher networks.
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Teacher perception of outcome evaluation for professional development seminars
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the effect of outcome evaluation mechanisms of professional development seminars on the teacher's perception of the quality of evaluation of the outcomes of the professional development sessions.
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The impact of a safe learning environment in schools on students’ learning outcomes: evidence from Tanzania
Shahriar Kibriya,Gordon Jones +1 more
TL;DR: This paper evaluated the effect of school safety on standardized learning outcomes for primary-age students in Tanzania, identifying causal direction and magnitudes, and found statistically significant and negative effects of an unsafe school environment on learning outcomes.
The Peruvian teacher in-service training program and its effects on student achievement
TL;DR: In this article, the authors assess the impact of the Peruvian Ministry of Education teacher in-service training program (henceforth the program) on student achievement and find that there is a positive and significant effect of the teacher training program on both Math and reading achievement, but the magnitude of the effect differs.
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Allotting Inequity: Evaluating North Carolina’s Classroom Teacher Funding
Chris Needham,Eric A. Houck +1 more
TL;DR: This article examined specific components that make up state-level finance equity mechanisms, and found that state level finance equity studies examine the effectiveness of state funding mechanisms overall, while few examine specific components of these mechanisms.
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