Spread Too Thin : The Effects of Teacher Specialization on Student Achievement. EdWorkingPaper No. 21-477 / NaYoung Hwang and Brian Kisida.
Although the majority of elementary school teachers are in self-contained classrooms and teach all major subjects, a growing number of teachers specialize in teaching fewer subjects to higher numbers of students. We use administrative data from Indiana to estimate the effect of teacher specializatio...
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| Summary: | Although the majority of elementary school teachers are in self-contained classrooms and teach all major subjects, a growing number of teachers specialize in teaching fewer subjects to higher numbers of students. We use administrative data from Indiana to estimate the effect of teacher specialization on teacher and school effectiveness in elementary schools. We find that teacher specialization leads to lower teaching effectiveness in math and reading, and the negative effects are larger when teaching students who are more likely to experience difficulties in school. Moreover, we find no evidence that increasing the proportion of teacher specialists at the school level generates improvements in indicators of school quality. |
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| Item Description: | Availability: 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: AISR_Info@brown.edu; Web site: http://www.annenberginstitute.org. Abstractor: As Provided. Educational level discussed: Elementary Education. Educational level discussed: Grade 4. Educational level discussed: Intermediate Grades. Educational level discussed: Grade 5. Educational level discussed: Middle Schools. Educational level discussed: Early Childhood Education. Educational level discussed: Grade 3. Educational level discussed: Primary Education. |
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