ERIC Number: ED672175
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jan
Pages: 62
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Measuring Returns to Experience Using Supervisor Ratings of Observed Performance: The Case of Classroom Teachers. EdWorkingPaper No. 23-715
Courtney Bell; Jessalynn James; Eric S. Taylor; James Wyckoff
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
We study the returns to experience in teaching, estimated using supervisor ratings from classroom observations. We describe the assumptions required to interpret changes in observation ratings over time as the causal effect of experience on performance. We compare two difference-in-differences strategies: the two-way fixed effects estimator common in the literature, and an alternative which avoids potential bias arising from effect heterogeneity. Using data from Tennessee and Washington, DC, we show empirical tests relevant to assessing the identifying assumptions and substantive threats--e.g., leniency bias, manipulation, changes in incentives or job assignments--and find our estimates are robust to several threats.
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Observation, Performance, Teacher Effectiveness, Teachers, Supervisors, Administrator Attitudes, Bias
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: EJ1456394
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Spencer Foundation
Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Identifiers - Location: Tennessee; District of Columbia
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