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Polly, Drew; Wang, Chaung; Petty, Teresa; Binns, Ian – School Science and Mathematics, 2022
This study used hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) to examine the relationship of student, teacher, school, and district-level variables on students' mathematics achievement as measured on the Grade 5 end of year assessment in North Carolina. Analyses indicated that there were statistically significant relationships between gains in student…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Achievement, Grade 5, Achievement Gains
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Clotfelter, Charles T.; Ladd, Helen F.; Vigdor, Jacob L. – Journal of Human Resources, 2006
Administrative data on fifth grade students in North Carolina shows that more highly qualified teachers tend to be matched with more advantaged students, both across schools and in many cases within them. This matching biases estimates of the relationship between teacher characteristics and achievement; we isolate this bias in part by focusing on…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Teacher Characteristics, Teaching Experience, Teacher Effectiveness