Controlling for student background in value-added assessment of teachers

Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-65

  Ballou, Dale ^a   Sanders, William ^b   Wright, Paul ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAS INSTITUTE INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Teacher quality; Value added assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942662117     PISSN: 10769986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/10769986029001037     Document Type: Review

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