On the stability of value added indicators

Quality and Quantity

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 627-637

  Ferrão, Maria Eugénia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Longitudinal data; Multilevel modelling; Performance indicators; School teacher accountability; School teacher effectiveness; School teacher improvement; Value added

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855695796     PISSN: 00335177     EISSN: 15737845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11135-010-9417-6     Document Type: Article

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