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Direct linkKukla-Acevedo, Sharon – Economics of Education Review, 2009
Research fairly consistently demonstrates that teachers are an important measurable factor in student learning, yet few teacher characteristics are shown to be consistently related to student achievement. Using a state administrative dataset that matches individual students to their teachers over time, I find that math teachers' undergraduate…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Grade Point Average, Mathematics Achievement, Grade 5
Peer reviewedStrauss, Robert P.; Sawyer, Elizabeth A. – Economics of Education Review, 1986
Using logarithmic and statistical data, this study analyzes teacher quality as a determinant of student performance on standardized tests. The most startling finding: a 1 percent increase in teacher competency, as measured by standardiazed test scores, is accompanied by a 5 percent decline in student failure rate on high school competency…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Competence, Elementary Secondary Education, Performance
