Value-added models were used to estimate teacher and principal effectiveness measures in Charleston County School District in 2013-2014¶
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q2 i? Charleston County School District used value-added models to generate effectiveness measures for teachers and principals in the 2013-2014 school year. → Alexandra Resch 2014
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Alexandra Resch 2014¶
Alexandra Resch, Jonah Deutsch. (2014). Measuring School and Teacher Value Added in Charleston County School District, 2013-2014 School Year. Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/measuring-school-and-teacher-value-added-charleston-county-school-district-2013-2014
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Descriptive report abstract stating that value-added models were used to estimate teacher and principal effectiveness measures for the 2013-2014 school year; the abstract reports no effect sizes or model results. The report describes "the value-added models that were used" in the district.
"This report describes the value-added models that were used to estimate measures of teacher and principal effectiveness in Charleston County School District for the 2013-2014 school year."
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Related Claims¶
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- There is little prior evidence on the validity of principal evaluation measures, and this is the first study linking practice ratings to credible value-added measures — related
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Value-added models were used to estimate teacher and principal effectiveness measures in Charleston County School District in 2013-2014 |
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Value-added models were used to estimate teacher and principal effectiveness measures in Charleston County School District in 2013-2014 |
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