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Case Study of a Paradigm Shift

December 21, 2003  ·  By Daniel Fallon, Carnegie Foundation

The Value of Focusing on Instruction

Today, because of value‑added assessment studies, there is a growing consensus that the single most important factor in determining student performance is the quality of the teacher. It turns out that the "teacher effect" is not only real, but also very substantial.