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Reform Support Network, 2015
This publication summarizes the key discussion from experts in the field of measuring student growth during a convening held February 2015. Experts heard about two emerging approaches to measuring growth: Portfolios of student work samples and unit value-added models that provide teachers with timely and actionable feedback that they can use to…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Portfolio Assessment, Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Effectiveness
Lemke, Mariann; Thomsen, Kerri; Wayne, Andrew; Birman, Beatrice – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2012
One of the most important things school systems can do to promote student achievement is to ensure that all students have effective teachers. Effective teachers may be particularly important for the most disadvantaged students. The U.S. Department of Education commissioned the American Institutes for Research (AIR) to create this report as a…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, School Districts, Public School Teachers, Identification