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Activity Number:
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94
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Type:
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Topic Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Monday, August 4, 2008 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
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Sponsor:
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Social Statistics Section
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| Abstract - #301066 |
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Title:
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The Sensitivity of Teacher Effect Estimates to Decision Rules for Establishing Student-Teacher Links
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Author(s):
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Matthew Springer*+ and Bing Han
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Companies:
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Peabody College of Vanderbilt University and RAND Corporation
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Address:
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, , ,
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Abstract:
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One dimension untested in value-added (VA) research is the sensitivity of teacher effect estimates to rules for defining student-teacher links. Student-teacher links are complicated by an array of factors, including students transferring among schools mid-year; transferring between classes mid-year; taking multiple same-subject courses; or being habitually absent. Because performance measures may have high stakes in merit pay plans rule changes that result in small adjustments in student-teacher links may have a significant impact for some teachers. Our study fills this gap by: reviewing how VA studies, to date, have defined student-teacher links; creating a taxonomy that captures rules used when defining student-teacher links; and conducting a simulation study that examines the sensitivity of teacher VA estimates to decision rules made when defining student-teacher links.
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