ERIC Number: ED628004
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Apr
Pages: 65
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How to Measure a Teacher: The Influence of Test and Nontest Value-Added on Long-Run Student Outcomes. Working Paper No. 270-0423-2
Backes, Ben; Cowan, James; Goldhaber, Dan; Theobald, Roddy
National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER)
This paper examines how different measures of teacher quality are related to students' long-run educational trajectories. We estimate teachers' "test-based" and "nontest" value-added (the latter based on contributions to student absences, suspensions, grade progression, and grades) and assess how these predict various student postsecondary outcomes. We find that both types of value-added have positive effects on student outcomes. Test-based teacher quality measures have more explanatory power for outcomes relevant for students at the top of the achievement distribution, such as attending a more selective college, while nontest measures have more explanatory power for whether students enroll in college at all.
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation, Outcomes of Education, Learning Trajectories, Value Added Models, Academic Achievement, Tests, College Attendance, Selective Admission, Prediction, Correlation, Evaluation Methods, Educational Theories
National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research. American Institutes for Research, 1000 Thomas Jefferson Street NW, Washington, DC 20007. Tel: 202-403-5796; Fax: 202-403-6783; e-mail: info@caldercenter.org; Web site: https://caldercenter.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) at American Institutes for Research (AIR)
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305S210012