The Research vs. the Rhetoric

Autor/in	Galley, Lisa A.
Titel	The Research vs. the Rhetoric
Quelle	In: Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 77 (2011) 3, S.41-46 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-127X
Schlagwörter	Expertise; Rhetoric; Teacher Evaluation; Teacher Persistence; Educational Testing; Researchers; Teacher Effectiveness; Academic Achievement; Scores; Achievement Gains; Educational Change + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Expert appraisal; Rhetorik; Teacher appraisal; Lehrerbeurteilung; Researcher; Forscher; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Schulleistung; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Bildungsreform
Abstract	It sounds so simple. If tests measure what a student learned, why can't they also be used to measure what a teacher taught? Wouldn't this data make it easy to distinguish good teachers from bad? And can't this information be used in teacher retention, tenure, salary, and other decisions? The use of student performance data to judge the quality of teachers looks like a magic bullet to some education policy makers. Convinced that poor teachers are the primary cause of low student achievement, they argue that "value-added models" (VAMs) can make it easier for administrators to identify and fire under performers. But will it? In January, the Educational Testing Service (ETS) hosted a symposium to answer some of these questions. The event showcased noted researchers and statisticians who have studied VAM extensively. The purpose of the symposium was to interject legitimate and current research into a debate, which to this point, has featured more rhetoric than reason. Experts addressed what effective teacher evaluation systems should look like and explained VAM's weaknesses and areas of promise. Free from political agenda, the researchers provided an assessment of the state of teacher assessment. This article discusses the major themes of the symposium. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10