Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/185191 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 11731
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
It is well established that teachers are the most important in-school factor in determining student outcomes. However, to date there is scant robust quantitative research demonstrating that teacher training programs can have lasting impacts on student test scores. To address this gap, we conduct and evaluate a teacher peer-to-peer observation and feedback program under Randomized Control Trial (RCT) conditions. Half of 181 volunteer primary schools in England were randomly selected to participate in the two year program. We find that students of treated teachers perform no better on national tests a year after the program ended. The absence of external observers and incentives in our program may explain the contrast of these results with the small body of work which shows a positive influence of teacher observation and feedback on pupil outcomes.
Subjects: 
education
teachers
RCT
peer mentoring
JEL: 
I21
I28
M53
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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