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Autor/in | Harris, Douglas N. |
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Titel | Would Accountability Based on Teacher Value Added Be Smart Policy? An Examination of the Statistical Properties and Policy Alternatives |
Quelle | In: Education Finance and Policy, 4 (2009) 4, S.319-350 (32 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1557-3060 |
DOI | 10.1162/edfp.2009.4.4.319 |
Schlagwörter | Stellungnahme; Credentials; Educational Testing; Educational Policy; Policy Analysis; Educational Improvement; Teacher Role; Formative Evaluation; Evaluation Methods; Statistical Analysis; Accountability; Cost Effectiveness |
Abstract | Annual student testing may make it possible to measure the contributions to student achievement made by individual teachers. But would these "teacher value-added" measures help to improve student achievement? I consider the statistical validity, purposes, and costs of teacher value-added policies. Many of the key assumptions of teacher value added are rejected by empirical evidence. However, the assumption violations may not be severe, and value-added measures still seem to contain useful information. I also compare teacher value-added accountability with three main policy alternatives: teacher credentials, school value-added accountability, and formative uses of test data. I argue that using teacher value-added measures is likely to increase student achievement more efficiently than a teacher credentials-only strategy but may not be the most cost-effective policy overall. Resolving this issue will require a new research and policy agenda that goes beyond analysis of assumptions and statistical properties and focuses on the effects of actual policy alternatives. (As Provided). |
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Update | 2017/4/10 |