Learning job skills from colleagues at work: evidence from a field experiment using teacher performance data
By: Papay, John P. et al
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BookPublisher: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy Description: 12(1), Feb, 2020: p. 359-388.Subject(s): Human capital, Skills, Occupational choice, Labor productivity, Personnel economics
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American Economic Journal: Economic PolicySummary: We study a program designed to encourage learning from coworkers among school teachers. In an experiment, we document gains in job performance when high- and low-skilled teachers are paired and asked to work together on improving their skills. Pairs are matched on specific skills measured in prior evaluations. Each pair includes a target teacher who scores low in one or more of 19 skills and a partner who scores high in (many of) the target's deficient skills. Student achievement improved 0.12 standard deviations in low-skilled teachers' classrooms. Improvements are likely the result of target teachers learning skills from their partner. - Reproduced
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We study a program designed to encourage learning from coworkers among school teachers. In an experiment, we document gains in job performance when high- and low-skilled teachers are paired and asked to work together on improving their skills. Pairs are matched on specific skills measured in prior evaluations. Each pair includes a target teacher who scores low in one or more of 19 skills and a partner who scores high in (many of) the target's deficient skills. Student achievement improved 0.12 standard deviations in low-skilled teachers' classrooms. Improvements are likely the result of target teachers learning skills from their partner. - Reproduced
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