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Taxonomy of test-score-based school evaluation estimators

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The paper organizes approaches to using student test scores for school evaluation into distinct estimator families. As the abstract states, "There are many ways to use student test scores to evaluate schools. This paper defines and examines different estimators including regression-based value-added indicators, average gains, and successive cohort differences in achievement levels." The taxonomy distinguishes regression-based value-added modeling from simpler gain-based and cohort-comparison approaches, providing a framework for judging their suitability for accountability use.

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  • A taxonomy of test-score-based school evaluation estimators: value-added, average gains, and successive cohort differences: The paper organizes approaches to using student test scores for school evaluation into distinct estimator families. As the abstract states, "There are many ways to use student test scores to evaluate schools. This paper defines and examines different estimators including regression-based value-added indicators, average gains, and successive cohort differences in achievement levels." The taxonomy distinguishes regression-based value-added modeling from simpler gain-based and cohort-comparison approaches, providing a framework for judging their suitability for accountability use. (Glazerman et al. (2011))

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  • Glazerman, Steven M., and Liz Potamites. (2011). False Performance Gains: A Critique of Successive Cohort Indicators. Working Paper 2. Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/false-performance-gains-a-critique-of-successive-cohort-indicators
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title Taxonomy of test-score-based school evaluation estimators
description The paper organizes approaches to using student test scores for school evaluation into distinct estimator families.
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