ERIC Number: ED613949
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
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An Assessment of Teacher Performance in "Teach for Bulgaria" Based on Value-Added from Test Scores
Zahariev, Boyan; Yordanov, Ilko
Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, Paper presented at the Annual International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES) (19th, Sofia, Bulgaria, Jun 2021)
The paper presents results from the evaluation of the Teach for Bulgaria (TFB) program, which is part of the Teach for All global network. TFB activities have relevance for a variety of fast-track pathways to the teaching profession. The evaluation is based on a quasi-experimental assessment of teacher performance through student value-added scores. Value added is estimated using the full datasets from successive standardized state examinations in Bulgaria after grades 4, 7 and 12. We found that TFB had most significant impact in mathematics and natural sciences which tends to be stronger in smaller schools and schools with disadvantaged students. The teacher recruitment system designed by TBF was also quite good in predicting teacher performance in mathematics and natural sciences but was not predictive of value added in humanities and language teaching. [For the complete Volume 19 proceedings, see ED613922.]
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Effectiveness, Value Added Models, Program Evaluation, Scores, Comparative Analysis, Prediction, Program Descriptions, Alternative Teacher Certification, Standardized Tests, Grade 4, Grade 7, Grade 12, Institutional Characteristics, Teacher Recruitment, Mathematics Instruction, Science Instruction, Humanities, Second Language Instruction, Achievement Gap
Bulgarian Comparative Education Society. Blvd Shipchenski prohod 69 A, 1574 Sofia, Bulgaria. e-mail: info@bces-conference.org; Web site: http://www.bces-conference.org
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 12; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Bulgaria
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