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Equity, Ethnicity and the Hidden Dangers of "Contextual" Measures of School Performance
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Bradbury, Alice – Race, Ethnicity and Education, 2011
"Contextual value added" (CVA) scores have been used as a means of monitoring school performance in England since 2007. This article explains how these scores are calculated using biographical pupil data (including ethnicity, gender and Free School Meal status) in order to judge the impact of a school on pupils' attainment. This article…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Public Policy