The effect of central exit examinations on student achievement

The Effect of Central Exit Examinations on Student Achievement: Quasi-experimental Evidence from TIMSS Germany

Central exit examinations increase performance . . . but take the fun out of mathematics

In response to PISA, all German federal states but one have adopted central exit examinations (CEEs) at the end of all secondary school tracks. Theoretically, the advantages of CEEs are fairly undisputed. CEEs make teaching and learning output observable and comparable across schools, and provide incentives for teachers and students to increase their effort. In line with earlier research, we co...

State - mandated exit examinations increase performance . . . but take the fun out of mathematics

In response to PISA, all but one German federal states have adopted statemandated or "central" exit examinations (CEEs) at the end of all secondary school tracks. Theoretically, the advantages of CEEs are fairly undisputed. CEEs make teaching and learning output observable and comparable across schools, and provide incentives for teachers and students to increase their effort. In line with earl...

From admission to graduation: the impact of gender on student academic success in respiratory therapy education.

Despite research in other allied health professions and medicine, the influence of gender on student performance in respiratory therapy (RT) academic programs and on the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) examinations is unknown. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify the impact of gender on student academic performance from admission to graduation and to determine whether...

The Effect of Rigorous Teacher Evaluations on Workforce Quality

This brief is a follow-up to our previous brief on how the Effective Teachers Initiative (ETI) has changed the composition of teacher exits from HISD. The companion brief shows that the ETI has increased the exit rate of ineffective teachers relative to other teachers. This brief documents how much the compositional effect on exiting teachers improves student achievement. While we estimate a po...