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Can Teacher Quality be Effectively Assessed?

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Can Teacher Quality Be Effectively Assessed? Author(s): Dan Goldhaber , Emily Anthony Publication Date: March 08, 2004 The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) created in 1987 a voluntary certification process whereby teachers who are considered highly effective can demonstrate, and gain recognition for, their knowledge and teaching skills. In this report, the authors describe the results of a study, based on a unique data set from North Carolina, assessing the relationship between NBPTS certification of teachers and elementary-level student achievement. They estimate student-level value-added models and test whether the value added by teachers certified by NBPTS differs from that of unsuccessful NBPTS applicants and nonapplicant teachers. Findings indicate that NBPTS-certified teachers, based on student-achievement gains, appear to be more effective than their noncertified counterparts, and that NBPTS is successfully identifying the more effective teachers among NBPTS applicants. This paper is available on line in a variety of formats (HTML, PDF) at http://www.urban.org Click New Reports at the upper left hand corner of the page.

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• Educational Type: Research study
• Network/channel: Teacher Retention: Strategy 4: Career Paths: Enacting Incentives for National Board Certification

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