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Newman, David; Newman, Isadore; Ridenour, Carolyn; Morales, Jennifer – Journal of Research in Education, 2014
The authors describe five value-added methods (VAM) used in school assessment as the backdrop to their main thesis. Then they review the assumptions underlying measurement and evaluation, the foundation of all assessment systems, including value-added. They discuss the traditional criterion variable used in VAM: a standardized test score. Next,…
Descriptors: Value Added Models, Educational Assessment, Standardized Tests, Scores
Castellano, Katherine E.; Ho, Andrew D. – Council of Chief State School Officers, 2013
This "Practitioner's Guide to Growth Models," commissioned by the Technical Issues in Large-Scale Assessment (TILSA) and Accountability Systems & Reporting (ASR), collaboratives of the "Council of Chief State School Officers," describes different ways to calculate student academic growth and to make judgments about the…
Descriptors: Guides, Models, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains