Abstract
A cost-effectiveness analysis of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) program suggests that Board certification is less cost-effective than a range of alternative approaches for raising student achievement, including comprehensive school reform, class size reduction, a 10% increase in per pupil expenditure, the use of value-added statistical methods to identify effective teachers, and the implementation of systems where student performance in math and reading is rapidly assessed 2-5 times per week. The most cost-effective approach, rapid assessment, is three magnitudes as cost-effective as Board certification.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 220-241 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Evaluation Review |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2010 |
Keywords
- Achievement
- Assessment
- Cost-effectiveness
- Economics of education
- Teacher certification