TY - JOUR
T1 - The cost-effectiveness of five policies for improving student achievement
AU - Yeh, Stuart
PY - 2007/12
Y1 - 2007/12
N2 - Comparisons of student achievement effect sizes suggest that systems in which student performance in math and reading is rapidly assessed between 2 and 5 times per week are 4 times as effective as a 10% increase in per pupil expenditure, 6 times as effective as voucher programs, 64 times as effective as charter schools, and 6 times as effective as increased accountability. Achievement gains per dollar from rapid assessment are even greater-193 times the gains that accrue from increasing preexisting patterns of educational expenditures, 2,424 times the gains from vouchers, 23,166 times the gains from charter schools, and 57 times the gains from increased accountability. Two sensitivity analyses suggest that the relative advantage for rapid assessment is not sensitive to the particular parameter estimates.
AB - Comparisons of student achievement effect sizes suggest that systems in which student performance in math and reading is rapidly assessed between 2 and 5 times per week are 4 times as effective as a 10% increase in per pupil expenditure, 6 times as effective as voucher programs, 64 times as effective as charter schools, and 6 times as effective as increased accountability. Achievement gains per dollar from rapid assessment are even greater-193 times the gains that accrue from increasing preexisting patterns of educational expenditures, 2,424 times the gains from vouchers, 23,166 times the gains from charter schools, and 57 times the gains from increased accountability. Two sensitivity analyses suggest that the relative advantage for rapid assessment is not sensitive to the particular parameter estimates.
KW - Accountability
KW - Assessment
KW - Charter schools
KW - Cost-effectiveness
KW - Educational productivity
KW - Voucher programs
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U2 - 10.1177/1098214007307928
DO - 10.1177/1098214007307928
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:36549051560
SN - 1098-2140
VL - 28
SP - 416
EP - 436
JO - American Journal of Evaluation
JF - American Journal of Evaluation
IS - 4
ER -