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Should test scores be used AT ALL for teacher evaluation?
- 09-02-2010
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Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post
Earlier this week a major report was released (pdf) saying that “value-added” formulas based on standardized test scores to evaluate teachers are unreliable and should not be used as a major factor in teacher assessment. “Value-added modeling” has become the new big phrase in the education world. Essentially, it means measures that use test scores to track the growth of individual students as they progress through the grades to see how much “value” a teacher has added. The value-added movement is supported by the Obama administration, which encouraged states to change laws to allow teachers to be evaluated primarily by such measures. (more…)
Also: Education Week
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