Alternative student growth measures brought financial costs and implementation challenges around teacher time, test administration, and rigor¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Alternative student growth measures came with financial costs and implementation challenges, especially related to teacher time, test administration, and rigor in evaluating performance. → 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

q2 · i? · qualitative · r?

Key finding of the implementation study: districts experienced financial costs and implementation challenges, particularly "teacher time, test administration, and rigor in evaluating performance."

"Alternative student growth measures came with financial costs and implementation challenges, especially related to teacher time, test administration, and rigor in evaluating performance."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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