Educator evaluation systems combine student growth measures with other performance measures such as classroom observation scores to identify highest- and lowest-performing teachers¶

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q1 i? Growth measures can be combined with other educator performance measures, such as classroom observation scores, to help states, districts, and schools identify the highest- and lowest-performing teachers. → Jeffrey Terziev 2018

Evidence¶

Jeffrey Terziev 2018¶

Jeffrey Terziev, Elias Walsh. (2018). Measuring Progress in the Classroom: How Do Different Student Growth Measures Compare? (Fact Sheet). Washington, DC: Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/measuring-progress-in-the-classroom-how-do-different-student-growth-measures-compare-fact-sheet

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The fact sheet states growth measures "can be combined with other educator performance measures, such as scores from classroom observations" for identifying high- and low-performing teachers. This is a stated use, not a tested result.

"These measures can be combined with other educator performance measures, such as scores from classroom observations, to help states, districts, and schools identify the highest- and lowest-performing teachers."

Discussion¶

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