ERIC Number: ED672034
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jun
Pages: 37
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Second Time's the Charm? How Sustained Relationships from Repeat Student-Teacher Matches Build Academic and Behavioral Skills. EdWorkingPaper No. 22-590
Leigh Wedenoja; John P. Papay; Matthew A. Kraft
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
We examine the dynamic nature of student-teacher match quality by studying the effect of having a teacher for more than one year. Using data from Tennessee and panel methods, we find that having a repeat teacher improves achievement and decreases absences, truancy, and suspensions. These results are robust to a range of tests for student and teacher sorting. High-achieving students benefit most academically and boys of color benefit most behaviorally. Effects increase with the share of repeat students in a class suggesting that classroom assignment policies intended to promote sustained student-teacher relationships such as looping may have even larger benefits.
Descriptors: Looping (Teachers), Teacher Student Relationship, Outcomes of Education, Student Behavior, Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Middle School Teachers, Middle School Students, High School Students, High School Teachers
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Identifiers - Location: Tennessee
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