Replication data for: The Effect of Evaluation on Teacher Performance

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Eric S. Taylor; John H. Tyler

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Project Citation:

Taylor, Eric S., and Tyler, John H. Replication data for: The Effect of Evaluation on Teacher Performance. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2012. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-11. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112579V1

Project Description

Summary: Teacher performance evaluation has become a dominant theme in school reform efforts. Yet, whether evaluation changes the performance of teachers, the focus of this paper, is unknown. Instead, evaluation has largely been studied as an input to selective dismissal decisions. We study mid-career teachers for whom we observe an objective measure of productivity -- value-added to student achievement -- before, during, and after evaluation. We find teachers are more productive in post-evaluation years, with the largest improvements among teachers performing relatively poorly ex-ante. The results suggest teachers can gain information from evaluation and subsequently develop new skills, increase long-run effort, or both.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: Teacher evaluation records; Administrative data; Student test scores

JEL Classification:
      I21 Analysis of Education
      I28 Education: Government Policy
      J45 Public Sector Labor Markets

Geographic Coverage: Cincinnati Public Schools

Time Period(s): 2002 – 2010

Universe: Students, teachers, and schools in the Cincinnati Public Schools district.

Data Type(s): administrative records data

Collection Notes: The data cannot be posted online. This archive contains notes and Stata code only. Researchers interested in working with the data should contact Cincinnati Public Schools directly.

Methodology

Data Source: Cincinnati Public Schools administrative records

Unit(s) of Observation: Students, teachers,

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