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Peer reviewedStrauss, Robert P.; Sawyer, Elizabeth A. – Economics of Education Review, 1986
Using logarithmic and statistical data, this study analyzes teacher quality as a determinant of student performance on standardized tests. The most startling finding: a 1 percent increase in teacher competency, as measured by standardiazed test scores, is accompanied by a 5 percent decline in student failure rate on high school competency…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Competence, Elementary Secondary Education, Performance
