Investigating the "black box" of effective teaching: The relationship between teachers' perception and student achievement in a large urban district

Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 205-230

  Muñoz, Marco A ^a   Scoskie, Julie R ^a   French, Diana L ^a  

^a Jefferson County Public Schools ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom management; Instructional practices; Student achievement; Teacher effectiveness; Teacher quality; Value added assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880081987     PISSN: 18748597     EISSN: 18748600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11092-013-9167-9     Document Type: Article

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