Assessing the "Rothstein Falsification Test": Does It Really Show Teacher Value-Added Models Are Biased?

In an influential paper, Jesse Rothstein (2010) shows that standard value-added models (VAMs) suggest implausible and large future teacher effects on past student achievement. This is the basis of a falsification test that appears to indicate bias in typical VAM estimates of teacher contributions to student learning on standardized tests.

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Year of publication:	2015-01-12
Authors:	Goldhaber, Dan ; Chaplin, Duncan Dunbar
Institutions:	Mathematica Policy Research
Subject:	Value added \| falsification tests \| teacher evaluation

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Extent:	text/html
Series:	Mathematica Policy Research Reports.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	2 pages long
Classification:	I - Health, Education, and Welfare
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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