Observation scores have a stronger relationship with school characteristics such as poverty than value-added scores¶
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Currency · newest study 2016 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2019: tool and model accuracy changes quickly
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q2 i? Across the REACH Students data, observation scores relate more strongly to school characteristics, such as poverty, than value-added scores do. → Jennie Y. Jiang 2016
Evidence¶
Jennie Y. Jiang 2016¶
Jennie Y. Jiang, Susan E. Sporte. (2016). Teachers with lowest evaluation scores are overrepresented in high-poverty schools. University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. http://consortium.uchicago.edu/page/teacher-evaluation
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The release summarizes the comparative pattern from the Consortium's analysis of value-added and observation measures in the 2013-14 REACH data: "observation scores have a stronger relationship with school characteristics, such as poverty, than value-added scores."
"In other words, observation scores have a stronger relationship with school characteristics, such as poverty, than value-added scores."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Teachers with the lowest value-added and observation scores are overrepresented in schools serving the most disadvantaged students — related
- Teachers with the lowest value-added scores are overrepresented in Chicago's highest-poverty schools — related
- Low observation scores are even more concentrated in high-poverty schools than low value-added scores — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
- Minority teachers' lower observation scores are largely attributable to school characteristics, and no race/ethnicity differences appear on value-added scores — related
- Minority teachers have lower observation scores than white teachers but no significant differences on value added — related
- Differences in evaluation scores between high- and low-poverty schools persist after controlling for teacher experience and credentials — related
- Teachers in schools with better organizational and learning climates have higher value-added and observation scores, even compared with schools serving similar students — related
- Teacher experience and credentials relate to evaluation scores, with credential differences appearing only on observations — related
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Observation scores have a stronger relationship with school characteristics such as poverty than value-added scores |
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Observation scores have a stronger relationship with school characteristics such as poverty than value-added scores |
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2016 |
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2026-10-20 |
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2019 |
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