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ERIC Number: ED672163
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Sep
Pages: 34
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Available Date: 0000-00-00
Can a Commercial Screening Tool Help Select Better Teachers? EdWorkingPaper No. 22-648
Olivia L. Chi; Matthew A. Lenard
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Improving teacher selection is an important strategy for strengthening the quality of the teacher workforce. As districts adopt commercial teacher screening tools, evidence is needed to understand these tools' predictive validity. We examine the relationship between Frontline Education's TeacherFit instrument and newly hired teachers' outcomes. We find that a one SD increase on an index of TeacherFit scores is associated with a 0.06 SD increase in evaluation scores. However, we also find evidence that teachers with higher TeacherFit scores are more likely to leave their hiring schools the following year. Our results suggest that TeacherFit is not necessarily a substitute for more rigorous screening processes that are conducted by human resources officials, such as those documented in recent studies. [Additional support was provided by the Multidisciplinary Program in Inequality and Social Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School.]
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/
Related Records: EJ1386910
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Identifiers - Location: North Carolina
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305B150010
Department of Education Funded: Yes
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