Albornoz, Facundo and Contreras, David and Upward, Richard (2023) Let's stay together: The effects of repeat student-teacher matches on academic achievement. Economics of Education Review, 94. p. 102375. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2023.102375
Albornoz, Facundo and Contreras, David and Upward, Richard (2023) Let's stay together: The effects of repeat student-teacher matches on academic achievement. Economics of Education Review, 94. p. 102375. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2023.102375
Albornoz, Facundo and Contreras, David and Upward, Richard (2023) Let's stay together: The effects of repeat student-teacher matches on academic achievement. Economics of Education Review, 94. p. 102375. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2023.102375
Abstract
We explore the effectiveness of repeating the student-teacher match on test scores, for the universe of 8th graders in Chile using information on all student-teacher matches across multiple subjects and years, and a national, anonymous measure of test scores. Using a fixed effect and a regression discontinuity approach, we find that repeating matches has a robust positive effect on test scores. We show that this positive effect aggregates up to the student, class, and school-level, and also has longer-term effects on university admission exams. As channels, we find a significant positive effect on attendance, progression, student behaviour and teacher expectations. Reallocating teachers to classes with which they are familiar appears to offer a feasible strategy to improve student performance at low cost.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Student-teacher matches; Student achievement; Looping |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Social and Economic Research |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 23 Mar 2023 15:37 |
Last Modified: | 16 May 2024 21:45 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/35222 |
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