The Impact of Individual Teachers on Student Achievement: Evidence from Panel Data
Abstract
Teacher quality is widely believed to be important for education, despite little evidence that teachers' credentials matter for student achievement. To accurately measure variation in achievement due to teachers' characteristics-both observable and unobservable-it is essential to identify teacher fixed effects. Unlike previous studies, I use panel data to estimate teacher fixed effects while controlling for fixed student characteristics and...
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Title
The Impact of Individual Teachers on Student Achievement: Evidence from Panel Data
Published Date
Apr 1, 2004
Journal
Volume
94
Issue
2
Pages
247 - 252
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