Evaluating Specification Tests in the Context of Value-Added Estimation

Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 35-59

  Guarino, Cassandra M ^a   Reckase, Mark D ^b   Stacy, Brian W ^b   Wooldridge, Jeffrey M ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

specification tests; teacher quality; Value added

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921288591     PISSN: 19345747     EISSN: 19345739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19345747.2014.981905     Document Type: Article

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