Early-adopting districts used alternative student growth measures alongside other measures in formal teacher evaluations¶
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q2 i? Early-adopting districts were using or preparing to use alternative student growth measures alongside other measures of teacher effectiveness in formal evaluations. → Moira McCullough 2015
Evidence¶
Moira McCullough 2015¶
Moira McCullough, Brittany English, Megan Hague Angus, Brian Gill. (2015). Alternative Student Growth Measures for Teacher Evaluation: Implementation Experiences of Early-Adopting Districts. Washington, DC: Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs
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Implementation study of eight early-adopting districts incorporating perspectives from multiple stakeholders. The report states the districts were "using or preparing to use the alternative student growth measures alongside other measures of teacher effectiveness in formal evaluations."
"The early-adopting districts were using or preparing to use the alternative student growth measures alongside other measures of teacher effectiveness in formal evaluations."
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Related Claims¶
- Alternative student growth measures, especially student learning objectives, were used for many purposes beyond teacher evaluation — related
- Educator evaluation systems combine student growth measures with other performance measures such as classroom observation scores to identify highest- and lowest-performing teachers — a broader claim this one bears on
- Evaluation systems including alternative student growth measures showed a wider range of teacher performance than previous systems lacking growth measures — related
- Alternative student growth measures brought financial costs and implementation challenges around teacher time, test administration, and rigor — related
- Evidence on reliability and validity of alternative student growth measures, especially student learning objectives, is limited — related
- Eight early-adopting districts use alternative measures of teacher effectiveness in evaluation or performance-related compensation systems — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
- Incorporating measures of student growth into teacher evaluation systems remained an ongoing challenge for early adopter districts — related
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Early-adopting districts used alternative student growth measures alongside other measures in formal teacher evaluations |
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Early-adopting districts used alternative student growth measures alongside other measures in formal teacher evaluations |
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