Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"value-added model"”.
-
Increasing Trust and Teacher Voice in Order to Improve Teacher Evaluation in Chicago
… student test scores, specifically the Value Added Model, CPS could increase trust and validity in the REACH Students teacher evaluation program and support teachers to engage in a process of continuous improvement.</p>
-
Central Florida Educational Leaders' Professional Perceptions of Race to the Top Components Concerning Teacher Evaluation and Compensation
… perceptions of the RTTT initiative. The use of a value-added model in RTTT reforms, the variables considered by the model, and communication and implementation problems associated with the reforms were the central areas of concern among survey respondents. This study provided follow-up data to …
-
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 …
-
Are Principals Good at Identifying Effective Teachers? A Comparison of Teachers' Principal Ratings and Residual Gain on Standardized Tests
… This study fitted individual level data to a value-added model to estimate teacher effects on students' 06-07 MAP gain scores and then ran subsequent regression analyses to estimate principals' ranking effects on teachers' average Spring 07 MAP scores, on teachers' average 06-07 MAP gain …
-
Modeling teacher effectiveness as a function of student ability
… ranked. It is, therefore, important that any model claiming to rank teachers be as accurate as possible. It seems plausible that a teacher's ability to help a student depends upon that student's prior academic ability. Some teachers might be better at teaching gifted students while others …