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TITLE
AUTHOR
Does
Teacher
Quality
Affect
Student
Performance? Evidence from an Italian
University
Maria de Paola
Agharuwhe A. Akiri
De
Akiri,
SOURCE
RESEARCH SETTING
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Italy
This paper aims to explain how the quality of
teachers
(experience)
affects
student
performance.
N/A
To
help
policymakers
to
understand
differences in teacher quality and to construct
policies and incentives for improving the
quality of teacher workforce.
Teacher experience
Teachers experience
N/A
Stanford Reading First Assessment
N/A
Panel Data from Los Angeles Unified School
District from 2000-2004
Value-Added Model Approach
Specific Objective
VARIABLES
Independent
Dependent
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS
OLS Regression
Teachers with higher experience tend to
positively affect the accumulation of students
average mark obtained at subsequent
examination. Research productivity, pointing
to a complementary relationship between
research activity and teaching effectiveness,
also shows a positive effect. On the other
hand, there is less clear evidence of the
effects of teachers characteristics on student
involvement with a subject.
The study only pertained to one university and
to teachers who teach first year classes.
RESEARCH GAP
Although having different research settings, these papers all study the impact created by the teachers experience to their students academic achievement. Similarly, their objectives point to one, to determine whether teacher qualities affect the performances of their
students, especially experience. Data presented in the journals was obtain through different means. Some used questionnaires while others used information gathered by government offices. Data analysis was made through different statistical methods. Results obtain by
these studies doesnt differ much. They all establish a connection between teachers experience and their student performance, stating that the more experienced the teacher, the better their students perform
We often connote that experience is the best teacher. This is the main reason why this is related to the study. Having learned that experience provide a better performance to the students, the recruitment policy must now look on this aspect more. Further, policies
regarding the retention of teachers must be strengthen to help conserve the quality teachers in the school.
A portion of the study was not able to incorporate in their study the student-related factors such as intelligence and socio-economic status. On the other hand, one study focused only on a sole university. The other limits its study to a certain scope of schools. Also not
considered are school-related factors.