RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 There’s Always Room for Improvement
JF Journal of Human Resources
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 1150
OP 1179
DO 10.3368/jhr.1220-11370R1
VO 59
IS 4
A1 Briole, Simon
A1 Maurin, Eric
YR 2024
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/59/4/1150.abstract
AB In France, secondary school teachers are evaluated every five to six years by senior experts from the Ministry of Education. These evaluations involve the supervision of one class session, a debriefing interview, and the writing of an official evaluation report. Their results are used to determine teachers’ career advancement. We show that these repeated evaluations help improve teacher effectiveness (as measured by their students’ performance) at all stages of their career. The impact on student performance is particularly strong in priority education schools and remains significant several years after students leave middle school. Evaluators’ feedback likely plays a key role in improving teacher effectiveness.