RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Teacher Effects on Complex Cognitive Skills and Social-Emotional Competencies
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 0916-8265R3
DO 10.3368/jhr.54.1.0916.8265R3
A1 Matthew A. Kraft
YR 2017
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2017/09/01/jhr.54.1.0916.8265R3.abstract
AB I exploit the random assignment of class rosters in the MET Project to estimate teacher effects on students’ performance on complex open-ended tasks in math and reading, as well as their growth mindset, grit, and effort in class. I find large teacher effects across this expanded set of outcomes, but weak relationships between these effects and performance measures used in current teacher evaluation systems including value-added to state standardized tests. These findings suggest teacher effectiveness is multidimensional, and high-stakes evaluation decisions are only weakly informed by the degree to which teachers are developing students’ complex cognitive skills and social-emotional competencies.