Teacher Value-Added Simulator

Economics of Education — University of Florida

Teacher value-added (VA) measures a teacher's causal contribution to student achievement, holding student background characteristics constant. This simulator demonstrates the VA estimation framework from Chetty, Friedman, and Rockoff (2014a,b).

Data Generating Process

Ai,t  =  α  +  β  · Ai,t−1  +  Xit · γ  +  μj  +  εit

Classrooms