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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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Understanding How Covid-19 Has Changed Teachers’ Chances of Remaining in the Classroom
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors used a nationally representative sample of teachers from the RAND American Teacher Panel to document that teachers' stated consideration of leaving the profession increased during the pandemic.
Can Technology Help Promote Equality of Educational Opportunities
TL;DR: In this article, the authors assess the potential for several prominent technological innovations to promote equality of educational opportunities, including intelligent tutoring, blended learning, and virtual schooling, and describe several prominent innovations.
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Validation of a Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge Instrument in a Malaysian Secondary School Context.
TL;DR: In this paper, a case study focused on the validation of a Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) instrument for using ICT in teaching and learning effectively in a Malaysian secondary school setting.
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School district and housing price responses to fiscal stress labels: Evidence from Ohio
TL;DR: This paper examined the effect of the Ohio fiscal stress labeling system on school district outcomes and housing prices, and found that residential home sale prices fall following fiscal stress label receipt, but rise again once the label is removed.
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Observed characteristics and teacher quality: Impacts of sample selection on a value added model
TL;DR: The authors measured the impact of observed teacher characteristics on student math and reading proficiency using a rich dataset from Florida and found evidence that sample selection is present in the estimation of the influence of teacher characteristics, but that failure to account for it does not appear to substantially bias estimation.
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