Principals in the pilot did not typically use all 22 rubric components when observing teachers¶
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Currency · newest study 2013 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2016: tool and model accuracy changes quickly
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q2 i? In Phase 2 observations, principals did not typically rate teachers on all 22 components of the Framework for Teaching. → Elias Walsh 2013
Evidence¶
Elias Walsh 2013¶
Elias Walsh, Stephen Lipscomb. (2013). Classroom Observations from Phase 2 of the Pennsylvania Teacher Evaluation Pilot: Assessing Internal Consistency, Score Variation, and Relationships with Value Added. Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/classroom-observations-from-phase-2-of-the-pennsylvania-teacher-evaluation-pilot-assessing-internal-consistency-score-variation-and-relationships-with-value-added
q2 · i? · associational · r?
Descriptive finding from the Phase 2 score-variation analysis: principals "did not typically use all 22 components" when evaluating teaching practice. This score-variation pattern motivates the report's fairness analysis.
"Although principals did not typically use all 22 components, the report's findings suggest the fairness of overall scores might not be compromised substantially"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Fairness of overall observation scores may not be substantially compromised by principals using different sets of rubric components — related
- Variation across schools in principal-assigned professional practice ratings suggests principals' standards may not be fully consistent across schools — related
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Principals in the pilot did not typically use all 22 rubric components when observing teachers |
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Principals in the pilot did not typically use all 22 rubric components when observing teachers |
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2016 |
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