Are School Factors Important for Measuring Teacher Effectiveness? [electronic resource] : A Multilevel Technique to Predict Student Gains through a Value-Added Approach / Bidya Raj Subedi, Bonnie Swan and Michael C. Hynes.

This paper investigates the effect of teacher quality, represented by teacher level characteristics, on mathematics gain scores employing multilevel (or three-level hierarchical linear model, HLM, based) unconditional and conditional value-added model (VAM). We found the significant effects of teach...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Subedi, Bidya Raj
Other Authors:	Swan, Bonnie, Hynes, Michael C.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2010.
Subjects:	Teacher Effectiveness. Teaching Experience. Measurement Techniques. Achievement Gains. Mathematics Achievement. Educational Quality. Teacher Characteristics. Multidimensional Scaling. Causal Models. Pedagogical Content Knowledge. Effect Size. Predictor Variables. Teacher Certification. Evaluation Methods. Teacher Evaluation.