The Value of Value-Added Data. K-12 Policy

Autor/in	Jerald, Craig D.
Institution	Education Trust
Titel	The Value of Value-Added Data. K-12 Policy
Quelle	(2009), (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Data; Information Utilization; School Districts; Student Evaluation; Academic Achievement; Achievement Gap; Track System (Education); Mathematics Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Educational Policy; Teacher Effectiveness; Teacher Evaluation; Teacher Placement; Faculty Mobility; California; New York; North Carolina; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Tennessee + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Daten; Informationsnutzung; School district; Schulbezirk; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Schulleistung; Leistungsgruppe; Leistungsdifferenzierung; Mathematische Bildung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Teacher appraisal; Lehrerbeurteilung; Kalifornien
Abstract	Researchers demonstrated a quarter century ago that schools could effectively employ value-added statistical methods. At the time, only a few states and districts had accumulated the necessary annual assessment data to take advantage of the breakthrough. Today, every state has the capacity to provide educators with value-added data. Yet most American teachers and administrators still lack access to such information. In its proposed regulations for the Race to the Top program, the U.S. Department of Education has signaled that it wants to change this. Educators should welcome the push. Principals, teachers, and parents will gain valuable information about students' past and predicted performance. School and district administrators will have more information about teachers and the programs intended to hone teachers' skills. Last but certainly not least, teachers will have more information about the effectiveness of their own classroom instruction. If used wisely, such information can lead to better informed decisions that benefit everyone with a stake in improving teaching and learning. (Contains 2 figures and 23 notes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10