On the Measurement of Teacher Effectiveness
The Journal of Economic EducationPublished 1 September 1988
Stephen Shmanske
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A teacher's effectiveness in the first economics course influences student performance in the subsequent course. The author tested this carry-over effect in the standard two-course economics sequence.
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