Observation scores and student surveys were moderately correlated with student learning and likely captured different dimensions of teaching quality¶
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q2 i? Observation scores and student survey ratings were moderately correlated with student learning and likely captured different dimensions of teaching quality. → Delgado 2026
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Delgado 2026¶
Delgado, W., & Sartain, L. (2026). Classroom composition affects teacher performance ratings. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 48(2). https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/classroom-composition-affects-teacher-performance-ratings
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The article's summary of validity evidence from the Chicago Public Schools analysis states the two rating sources "were moderately correlated with student learning" and likely capture different dimensions of teaching quality.
"Ratings still provide useful information: Observation scores and student surveys were moderately correlated with student learning. They likely captured different dimensions of teaching quality."
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Related Claims¶
- Professional practice ratings, student surveys, and value-added measures each have the potential to differentiate teacher performance in Pittsburgh Public Schools — related
- In one quasi-experimental study of Chicago teachers, a classroom one SD higher on a quality index raised the same teacher's observation scores by 0.07 SD and student survey ratings by 0.13 SD — related
- Component measure ratings had low to moderate positive correlations with each other, suggesting the components measure distinct dimensions of principal performance — related
- Teachers rated classroom observation scores as the most accurate REACH measure of teaching effectiveness and value-added measures as the least accurate — related
- Observation scores are modestly positively associated with individual value-added (adjusted correlation 0.349) but only weakly associated with performance tasks (0.108) and school-wide literacy value-added (0.119) — related
- Classroom observations revealed subtle but decisive teaching differences correlated with the difference in learning outcomes — related
- All seven dimensions of instructional practice with quantitative data are modestly but significantly related to teachers' value-added scores — related
- The three Pittsburgh teacher effectiveness measures are positively, moderately correlated, suggesting they are valid and complementary — related
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Observation scores and student surveys were moderately correlated with student learning and likely captured different dimensions of teaching quality |
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Observation scores and student surveys were moderately correlated with student learning and likely captured different dimensions of teaching quality |
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