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Performance Evaluations as a Measure of Teacher Effectiveness When Implementation Differs: Accounting for Variation across Classrooms, Schools, and Districts
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Cowan, James; Goldhaber, Dan; Theobald, Roddy – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2022
We use statewide data from Massachusetts to investigate teacher performance evaluations as a measure of teaching effectiveness. Schools tend to classify most of their teachers as proficient, but we document substantial variation across schools in the extent to which ratings differentiate teachers. Using event study and teacher fixed effects…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Effectiveness, Curriculum Implementation, Standards
Integrating Literacy and Science Instruction in Kindergarten: Results from the Efficacy "Study of Zoology One"
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Abigail M. Gray; Philip M. Sirinides; Ryan E. Fink; A. Brooks Bowden – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2022
This study examines the efficacy, cost, and implementation of an integrated science and literacy curriculum for kindergarten. The study was conducted in a large urban district and included 1,589 students in 71 classrooms in 21 schools. The research includes a multi-site cluster-randomized controlled trial and mixed-methods cost and implementation…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Literacy Education, Science Instruction, Integrated Curriculum