Education Next – Brian A. Jacob, Kevin Stange and Pieter De Vlieger
“There is a substantial body of research showing that teacher quality is an important determinant of student achievement in elementary and secondary schools, inspiring some states and districts to enact policies aimed at identifying and rewarding high-quality teachers. Yet relatively little is known about the impact of instructor effectiveness on student performance in higher education, where such insights could be particularly useful. Even more than leaders at K–12 schools, college administrators often have substantial discretion to determine which instructors receive teaching assignments.”(more)