ERIC Number: ED621584
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 2
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Testing, Teacher Turnover, and the Distribution of Teachers across Grades and Schools
Dillon Fuchsman; Tim Sass
Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness
Teacher turnover has adverse consequences for student achievement and imposes large financial costs for schools. Some have argued that high-stakes testing may lower teachers' satisfaction with their jobs and could be a major contributor to teacher attrition. This study uses data on individual students and teachers from Georgia's statewide longitudinal data system from 2007/08-2017/18 to measure the effect of testing pressures on teacher mobility choices. A "difference-in-differences" approach is used to compare changes in mobility over time in grades/subjects that discontinue testing vis-à-vis grades/subjects that are always tested. [SREE documents are structured abstracts of SREE conference symposium, panel, and paper or poster submissions.]
Descriptors: Faculty Mobility, Academic Achievement, High Stakes Tests, Job Satisfaction, Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Educational Policy, Mathematics Tests, Language Arts, Reading Tests, Science Tests, Social Studies, Teacher Distribution
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Related Records: EJ1407195
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE)
Identifiers - Location: Georgia
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