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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"student growth measures"”.
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Teacher Perceptions of Student Growth Measures in Performance Evaluation
The accountability measures for schools originally outlined in the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation established links between student and teacher performance. Race to the Top (RttT) initiatives and waivers for the original Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) legislation required …
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A study of teacher perceptions of the use of student growth measures in teacher evaluation and its effect on school culture
… explored teacher perceptions of the inclusion of student growth data into the teacher evaluation process and the relationship(s) these perceptions might have on school culture. A positive correlation (p <.001) was found between the inclusion of VAM into the teacher evaluation process and …
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An Explorational Study of Educational Leaders' Attitudes, Opinions, Understanding, and Application of Student Growth Percentile (SGP) Data
<p>Student Growth Percentiles have recently become popular as a way to report student progress over time. Because of the perception that they are relatively simple to understand, they have also become a popular tool to use when evaluating teachers and school-based administrators, even though this …
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A mixed methods study of teacher evaluation reforms and micropolitics in Illinois
… Reform Act (PERA) that required the inclusion of student growth as a significant factor in evaluation processes, and policy advocates called for rigorous teacher evaluations to improve or remove underperforming educators from the classroom (Regenstein, 2011). Since the reforms have been enacted, …
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Teachers' and Administrators' Perceptions of a New Multi-Measure Teacher Evaluation System in One Large Urban School District in Texas: Implications for School and District Leaders
… Hindman (2005) suggest, we can greatly improve student achievement if we come to an understanding of what constitutes an effective teacher and then seek out those qualities and behaviors (p. 49). Districts are now compelled to take a closer look at teacher evaluation systems in order to measure …
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Relationships Among Student Demographics and Community and School Context Factors and Value-Added Gain Scores in Ohio
… value-added gain scores are not affected by student demographics and school and community context factors using fourth and eighth grade Ohio value-added gain scores in reading and mathematics. The study also compared the effects of these factors on Ohio's other accountability measures. …