Are value-added models good enough for teacher evaluations? Assessing commonly used models with simulated and actual data
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value-added models; teacher policy; personnel evaluation;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
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