TY - JOUR
T1 - Do teacher characteristics matter? New results on the effects of teacher preparation on student achievement
AU - Kukla-Acevedo, Sharon Ann
AU - Kukla Acevedo, Sharon Ann
PY - 2009/1
Y1 - 2009/1
N2 - Research fairly consistently demonstrates that teachers are an important measurable factor
in student learning, yet few teacher characteristics are shown to be consistently related to student achievement. Using a state administrative data set that matches individual students to their teachers over time, I find that math teachers’ undergraduate performance,
as measured by GPA (overall, math, and math education) and course hours (math and
math education), is predictive of 5th grade math achievement. The effects of the teacher
characteristics are mediated by years of experience and vary according to student types
AB - Research fairly consistently demonstrates that teachers are an important measurable factor
in student learning, yet few teacher characteristics are shown to be consistently related to student achievement. Using a state administrative data set that matches individual students to their teachers over time, I find that math teachers’ undergraduate performance,
as measured by GPA (overall, math, and math education) and course hours (math and
math education), is predictive of 5th grade math achievement. The effects of the teacher
characteristics are mediated by years of experience and vary according to student types
M3 - Article
SN - 0272-7757
VL - 28
SP - 49
EP - 57
JO - Economics of Education Review
JF - Economics of Education Review
IS - 1
ER -