A familiar face: Student-teacher rematches and student achievement

B-Tier
Journal: Economics of Education Review
Year: 2021
Volume: 85
Issue: C

Authors (3)

Hwang, NaYoung (not in RePEc) Kisida, Brian (not in RePEc) Koedel, Cory (University of Missouri)

Score contribution per author:

0.670 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We use administrative data from Indiana to test whether student-teacher rematches in consecutive years affect student achievement. Using models that control for student and teacher fixed effects, we show that student-teacher rematches increase test scores in math and English Language Arts. The positive effects of rematching are constant over elementary and middle-school grades and more pronounced for historically underserved students. Our findings directly support strategies that aim to keep students and teachers together for longer periods of time during K-12 education. They are also consistent with the broader hypothesis that students benefit from increased student-teacher familiarity.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecoedu:v:85:y:2021:i:c:s0272775721001096
Journal Field
Education
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25