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The Long-Term Impacts of Teachers: Teacher Value-Added and Student Outcomes in Adulthood. NBER Working Paper No. 17699

Chetty, Raj; Friedman, John N.; Rockoff, Jonah E. (2011). National Bureau of Economic Research. Retrieved from: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED528374

  • Quasi-Experimental Design
     examining 
    3,384
     Students
    , grades
    4-8

Reviewed: February 2016

At least one statistically significant positive finding
Meets WWC standards with reservations
Academic achievement outcomes—Indeterminate effect found for the domain
Outcome
measure
Comparison Period Sample Intervention
mean
Comparison
mean
Significant? Improvement
    index
Evidence
tier

Math and reading scores

Value-added model (VAM) vs. Business as usual

1991-2009

Arrival of a top 5% teacher;
3,384 students

0.23

0.20

Yes

 
 
2

Math and reading scores

Value-added model (VAM) vs. Business as usual

1991-2009

Departure of a bottom 5% teacher;
3,202 students

0.16

0.14

Yes

 
 
1

Math and reading scores

Value-added model (VAM) vs. Business as usual

1991-2009

Arrival of a bottom 5% teacher;
3,286 students

0.19

0.22

Yes

-1
 
 

Math and reading scores

Value-added model (VAM) vs. Business as usual

1991-2009

Departure of a top 5% teacher;
3,304 students

0.19

0.24

Yes

-2
 
 


Evidence Tier rating based solely on this study. This intervention may achieve a higher tier when combined with the full body of evidence.

Characteristics of study sample as reported by study author.


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    Midwest, Northeast, South, West

Reviewed: October 2012

At least one statistically significant positive finding
Meets WWC standards with reservations
Academic achievement outcomes—Indeterminate effect found for the domain
Outcome
measure
Comparison Period Sample Intervention
mean
Comparison
mean
Significant? Improvement
    index
Evidence
tier

Average English Language Arts (ELA) and math test scores

Teacher Value-Added vs. Unknown

1991-2009

Cohorts after a high value-added teacher joined;
3,384 students

0.23

0.20

Yes

 
 
1

Average English Language Arts (ELA) and math test scores

Teacher Value-Added vs. Unknown

1991-2009

Cohorts after a low value-added teacher left;
3,202 students

0.16

0.14

Yes

 
 
1

Average English Language Arts (ELA) and math test scores

Teacher Value-Added vs. Unknown

1991-2009

Cohorts after a low value-added teacher left;
3,286 students

0.19

0.22

Yes

-1
 
 

Average English Language Arts (ELA) and math test scores

Teacher Value-Added vs. Unknown

1991-2009

Cohorts after a high value-added teacher joined;
3,304 students

0.19

0.24

Yes

-2
 
 


Evidence Tier rating based solely on this study. This intervention may achieve a higher tier when combined with the full body of evidence.

Characteristics of study sample as reported by study author.


  • 10% English language learners

  • Female: 50%
    Male: 50%

  • Urban
  • Race
    Other or unknown
    72%
    White
    28%
 

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