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Amrein-Beardsley, Audrey; Lawton, Kerry; Ronan, Katherine – Teaching Education, 2017
In this study researchers examined the effectiveness of one of the largest teacher education programs located within the largest research-intensive universities within the US. They did this using a value-added model as per current federal educational policy imperatives to assess the measurable effects of teacher education programs on their teacher…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Value Added Models, Program Effectiveness, Comparative Analysis
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Storie, Gary; Denner, Peter R. – Current Issues in Education, 2015
In the fall of 2012, Idaho implemented a plan to award bonus pay to schools whose students demonstrated academic growth based on the Betebenner (2008) method. This study examined the relationship of the amount of bonus paid to a school, the percentage of students from low income families associated with a school, and the location of the school…
Descriptors: Scores, Merit Pay, Low Income Groups, Geographic Location
Chiang, Hanley; Lipscomb, Stephen; Gill, Brian – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2014
States across the country are developing systems for evaluating school principals on the basis of student achievement growth. A common approach is to hold principals accountable for the value added of their schools--that is, schools' contributions to student achievement growth. In theory, school value added can reflect not only principals'…
Descriptors: Value Added Models, Principals, Leadership Qualities, Leadership Effectiveness