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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Value-added models"”.
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Are value-added models for high-stakes teacher accountability arbitrary and capricious?
Value-added models are complex statistical formulas that aim to isolate the effect a teacher has on student learning. States and districts across the nation are adopting laws and policies that will evaluate teachers, in part, using the results provided by value-added models. In many states and …
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How Much Value is Added by Value Added Models? An Analysis of Teachers’ Performance Over Time Using New York State Assessment Data
… consist of highly sophisticated statistical models mostly difficult to explain to educators who are being evaluated using such methods. This research presents two value-added methods that could be replicated by using in-house resources and standardized student assessment data which are either …
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Examining teacher effectiveness through value-added scores and observed teaching practices
Value-added assessment is designed to measure teacher contributions to student achievement in order to promote effective teaching (Battelle for Kids, 2011b; Darling-Hammond et al., 2012; Lee, 2011). When value-added assessment is used, research indicates that in some cases effective teaching is …
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Real estate property managers and tenants : opportunities for learning relationships and customization
… management of real estate assets profit from the value-added models developed by other industries? Current trends in the real estate industry have driven the need to develop methods for creating additional value on the property management end of the real estate business. These trends signal the …
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Essays in labor economics and panel data analysis
… studies the lasting impact of attending a higher value-added high school on college performance. The third chapter studies the impact of stuttering on labor market outcomes.</p> <p>The first chapter resolves issues in the minimum wage-employment debate by using factor model econometric methods to …