Educators report insufficient SLO training and scarce SLO quality rating rubrics as key implementation challenges¶
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q2 i? Interviewees believe teachers receive insufficient training on how to understand and develop an SLO, and most grapple with understanding what constitutes a high quality SLO, with very few reporting access to a quality rating rubric. → Slotnik 2014
Evidence¶
Slotnik 2014¶
Slotnik, W. J., Bugler, D., & Liang, G. (2014). Real progress in Maryland: Student learning objectives and teacher and principal evaluation. WestEd and Community Training and Assistance Center. http://marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/programs/tpe/index.html
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Qualitative interview and focus-group findings on SLO implementation challenges. The report states "Many interviewees believe that teachers receive insufficient training on how to understand and develop an SLO," that "Most interviewees grapple with understanding what constitutes a high quality SLO," and that "Very few interviewees report having such a rubric" despite wanting a quality rating rubric. No effect size is printed.
"Many interviewees believe that teachers receive insufficient training on how to understand and develop an SLO."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Teachers in the top quartile of districts on SLO support report receiving at least five SLO support strategies at rates 20 percentage points higher than teachers in the bottom quartile — related
- Educator agreement with positive TPE statements rose from the 2013 to the 2014 survey, with the strongest increases on SLO support items — related
- About 45% of teachers still report needing further TPE-related training despite year-over-year improvement — related
- Among SLO districts the most frequently reported benefit was increased collaboration, while alternative assessment-based value-added models were perceived as fairer than SLOs — related
- In every district, more educators agree than disagree that they share a common language for the SLO process — related
- Educators who participated in TPE-related training agree more with positive statements about TPE than those without training or information — related
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Educators report insufficient SLO training and scarce SLO quality rating rubrics as key implementation challenges |
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Educators report insufficient SLO training and scarce SLO quality rating rubrics as key implementation challenges |
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2014 |
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