Elementary School Data Issues for Value-Added Models: Implications for Research (Journal Article)

Researchers often presume that it is better to use administrative data from grades 4 and 5 than data from grades 6 through 8 for conducting research on teacher effectiveness that uses value-added models because (1) elementary school teachers teach all subjects to their students in self-contained classrooms and (2) classrooms are more homogenous at the elementary school level.

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Year of publication:	2015-01-12
Authors:	Isenberg, Eric ; Teh, Bing-ru ; Walsh, Elias
Institutions:	Mathematica Policy Research
Subject:	Value-added \| roster confirmation \| teacher

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Extent:	text/html
Series:	Mathematica Policy Research Reports.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	1 pages long
Classification:	I - Health, Education, and Welfare
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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