ERIC Number: ED616818
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Dec
Pages: 59
Abstractor: As Provided
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The Effect of Teacher Evaluation on Achievement and Attainment: Evidence from Statewide Reforms. EdWorkingPaper No. 21-496
Bleiberg, Joshua; Brunner, Eric; Harbatkin, Erica; Kraft, Matthew A.; Springer, Matthew G.
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Starting in 2009, the U.S. public education system undertook a massive effort to institute new high-stakes teacher evaluation systems. We examine the effects of these reforms on student achievement and attainment at a national scale by exploiting the staggered timing of implementation across states. We find precisely estimated null effects, on average, that rule out impacts as small as 1.5 percent of a standard deviation for achievement and 1 percentage point for high school graduation and college enrollment. We also find little evidence of heterogeneous effects across an index measuring system design rigor, specific design features, and district characteristics.
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Educational Change, Academic Achievement, Educational Attainment, Public School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Outcomes of Education, Teacher Effectiveness
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: AISR_Info@brown.edu; Web site: http://www.annenberginstitute.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Spencer Foundation; Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Identifiers - Location: United States
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A170053