Accurate teacher-student data links are required when high-stakes teacher evaluation decisions include student achievement growth¶

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q1 i? When high-stakes decisions based on teacher evaluation results that include student achievement growth are made, the data must be correct, requiring accurate teacher-student links. → Cassie Pickens Jewell 2015

Evidence¶

Cassie Pickens Jewell 2015¶

Cassie Pickens Jewell, Kristin Hallgren. (2015). The Importance of a Teacher of Record: Definition and Roster Verification for High-Stakes Decision Making. Issue Brief, Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/the-importance-of-a-teacher-of-record-definition-and-roster-verification-for-highstakes-decision

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The brief's framing statement asserts, without reporting data, that teacher-student data must be correct for high-stakes evaluation decisions; the article offers no evidence or argument beyond this assertion.

"When states and districts make high-stakes decisions based on teacher evaluation results that include student achievement growth, the data must be correct."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Effective teachers compound their advantage over consecutive years, and low-achieving students are disproportionately assigned to ineffective ones — related
• Policy decisions such as shortening or extending the school year depend on accurate within-year learning estimates — related
• Growth measures offer a clearer, more accurate picture of learning than achievement data, while achievement data remains critical for tracking student progress — related
• Instructionally relevant decisions influenced by state assessments are made by many actors beyond day-to-day teacher-student interactions — related