The strongest FFL validity relationships are in the systems leadership and professional and community leadership domains¶
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q3 i? Of the four FFL domains, systems leadership and professional and community leadership show the strongest correlations with principal value-added. → Moira McCullough 2016
Evidence¶
Moira McCullough 2016¶
Moira McCullough, Stephen Lipscomb, Hanley Chiang, Brian Gill. (2016). Do Principals' Professional Practice Ratings Reflect Their Contributions to Student Achievement? Evidence from Pennsylvania's Framework for Leadership. Working Paper 46. Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/do-principals-professional-practice-ratings-reflect-their-contributions-to-student-achievement
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Domain-level concurrent validity analysis of FFL scores against principal value-added; the paper reports "the strongest relationships are in the domains of (1) systems leadership and (2) professional and community leadership." No effect sizes are printed.
"The strongest relationships are in the domains of (1) systems leadership and (2) professional and community leadership."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Principals with higher FFL scores make larger estimated contributions to student achievement growth (concurrent validity) — related
- FFL scores correlate more strongly with contributions to math achievement than to achievement in other subjects — related
- FFL scores were not associated with school leaders' estimated contributions to student achievement growth — related
- Higher FFL scores associate with larger value-added for middle school principals but not for elementary or high school principals — related
- FFL has concurrent validity primarily among principals with three to six years of tenure as their school's leader — related
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The strongest FFL validity relationships are in the systems leadership and professional and community leadership domains |
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The strongest FFL validity relationships are in the systems leadership and professional and community leadership domains |
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