Most teachers judged their REACH evaluators fair and able to assess instruction accurately¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? On the spring 2013 survey, 87 percent of teachers said their evaluator was fair and unbiased and 88 percent said the evaluator could assess instruction accurately. → Susan E. Sporte 2013

Evidence¶

Susan E. Sporte 2013¶

Susan E. Sporte, W. David Stevens, Kaleen Healey, Jennie Jiang, and Holly Hart. (2013). Teacher Evaluation in Practice: Implementing Chicago's REACH Students. UChicago CCSR Research Report. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/teacher-evaluation-practice-implementing-chicagos-reach-students

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Spring 2013 teacher survey administered to all CPS teachers. Teachers credited the Framework's specificity and evidence requirements: "[The Framework] holds a lot of accountability... they have to prove everything they've found."

"On the spring survey, 87 percent of teachers said their evaluator was fair and unbiased, and 88 percent said they were able to assess their instruction accurately"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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