Assessing the Rothstein Test: Does It Really Show Teacher Value-Added Models Are Biased?

Dan Goldhaber and Duncan Chaplin

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Abstract: In a provocative and influential paper, Jesse Rothstein (2010) finds that standard value-added models (VAMs) suggest implausible future teacher effects on past student achievement, a finding that obviously cannot be viewed as causal.

Keywords: Rothstein Falsification Test; Value-Added Models; Teacher Quality; Student Achievement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28
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