Examining Teacher Effectiveness Using Classroom Observation Scores: Evidence From the Randomization of Teachers to Students

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 224-242

  Garrett, Rachel ^a   Steinberg, Matthew P ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

education policy; Framework for Teaching (FFT); teacher effectiveness; teacher evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930392948     PISSN: 01623737     EISSN: 19351062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0162373714537551     Document Type: Article

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