Value-added models (VAMs) developed and estimated for Phase 1 of the Pennsylvania Teacher and Principal Evaluation Pilot¶

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Description¶

The article describes a set of value-added models (VAMs) developed and estimated as technical assistance for Phase 1 of the Pennsylvania Teacher and Principal Evaluation Pilot. The page states that "Mathematica provided technical assistance in developing and estimating VAMs for use in Phase 1 of the pilot." The VAMs served as the measurement component of the pilot's educator evaluation system.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Requires student achievement data suitable for estimating value-added models, as implied by the report's purpose of producing value-added estimates for the pilot

Constraints¶

• The work described covers Phase 1 of the pilot only; the associated project time frame is 2010-2015

Target Learners¶

• K-12 students in Pennsylvania schools whose teachers and principals were evaluated in the pilot

Target Learning Goals¶

• Teacher and principal evaluation based on estimated contributions to student achievement growth

Claims¶

• Mathematica developed and estimated VAMs for use in Phase 1 of the Pennsylvania evaluation pilot [+W]

Related Elements¶

• Pennsylvania Teacher and Principal Evaluation Pilot (2010-2015)
• Teacher-level value-added model adaptation for identifying high-performing teachers in Memphis
• Value-added models developed for estimating Pennsylvania teacher and principal contributions to student achievement growth
• Pennsylvania Teacher and Principal Evaluation Pilot (2010-2015), Phase 2 classroom-observation study
• Team Pennsylvania Foundation teacher and principal evaluation pilot project

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Stephen Lipscomb, Hanley Chiang, Brian Gill. (2012). Value-Added Estimates for Phase 1 of the Pennsylvania Teacher and Principal Evaluation Pilot. Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/tech-rpt-valueadded-estimates-for-phase-1-of-the-pennsylvania-teacher-and-principal-evaluation-pilot