Teacher quality and student skill acquisition. An analysis based on PIRLS-2011 outcomes

This article examines the question of teacher quality and its effects on the skills acquisition of primary school students in Spain. We use an education production function in which we incorporate teachers' fixed effects, estimated by means of a multiple regression model. Specifically, we exami...

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Autores: Calero, Jorge, 1963-, Escardíbul Ferrà, Josep Oriol
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/206761
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Palabra clave:Competències bàsiques en educació
Qualitat de l'ensenyament
Avaluació educativa
Competency based education
Educational quality
Educational evaluation
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spelling Teacher quality and student skill acquisition. An analysis based on PIRLS-2011 outcomesCalero, Jorge, 1963-Escardíbul Ferrà, Josep OriolCompetències bàsiques en educacióQualitat de l'ensenyamentAvaluació educativaCompetency based educationEducational qualityEducational evaluationThis article examines the question of teacher quality and its effects on the skills acquisition of primary school students in Spain. We use an education production function in which we incorporate teachers' fixed effects, estimated by means of a multiple regression model. Specifically, we examine the acquisition of reading skills by drawing on data from PIRLS-2011. The results obtained allow us to conclude that teachers constitute an important input in the acquisition of reading skills. Additionally, we analyse which observed teachers' characteristics can be related to teacher quality. By identifying the quality of each teacher in the sample, we are also able to determine where the "best" and "worst" teachers work. The results indicate that there is a greater probability of finding high quality teachers in privately owned schools and in schools where the students come from families with higher levels of economic and socio-cultural resourcesTaylor & Francis2020info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/206761Articles publicats en revistes (Economia)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1080/03055698.2019.1628710Educational Studies, 2020, vol. 46, num.6, p. 676-692https://doi.org/10.1080/03055698.2019.1628710(c) Taylor & Francis, 2020info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/2067612026-05-27T06:46:51Z
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title Teacher quality and student skill acquisition. An analysis based on PIRLS-2011 outcomes
spellingShingle Teacher quality and student skill acquisition. An analysis based on PIRLS-2011 outcomes
Calero, Jorge, 1963-
Competències bàsiques en educació
Qualitat de l'ensenyament
Avaluació educativa
Competency based education
Educational quality
Educational evaluation
title_short Teacher quality and student skill acquisition. An analysis based on PIRLS-2011 outcomes
title_full Teacher quality and student skill acquisition. An analysis based on PIRLS-2011 outcomes
title_fullStr Teacher quality and student skill acquisition. An analysis based on PIRLS-2011 outcomes
title_full_unstemmed Teacher quality and student skill acquisition. An analysis based on PIRLS-2011 outcomes
title_sort Teacher quality and student skill acquisition. An analysis based on PIRLS-2011 outcomes
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Calero, Jorge, 1963-
Escardíbul Ferrà, Josep Oriol
author Calero, Jorge, 1963-
author_facet Calero, Jorge, 1963-
Escardíbul Ferrà, Josep Oriol
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Competències bàsiques en educació
Qualitat de l'ensenyament
Avaluació educativa
Competency based education
Educational quality
Educational evaluation
topic Competències bàsiques en educació
Qualitat de l'ensenyament
Avaluació educativa
Competency based education
Educational quality
Educational evaluation
description This article examines the question of teacher quality and its effects on the skills acquisition of primary school students in Spain. We use an education production function in which we incorporate teachers' fixed effects, estimated by means of a multiple regression model. Specifically, we examine the acquisition of reading skills by drawing on data from PIRLS-2011. The results obtained allow us to conclude that teachers constitute an important input in the acquisition of reading skills. Additionally, we analyse which observed teachers' characteristics can be related to teacher quality. By identifying the quality of each teacher in the sample, we are also able to determine where the "best" and "worst" teachers work. The results indicate that there is a greater probability of finding high quality teachers in privately owned schools and in schools where the students come from families with higher levels of economic and socio-cultural resources
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