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Robert Shand; Stephen M. Leach; Fiona M. Hollands; Florence Chang; Yilin Pan; Bo Yan; Dena Dossett; Samreen Nayyer-Qureshi; Yixin Wang; Laura Head – Grantee Submission, 2022
We assessed whether an adaptation of value-added analysis (VAA) can provide evidence on the relative effectiveness of interventions implemented in a large school district. We analyzed two datasets, one documenting interventions received by underperforming students, and one documenting interventions received by students in schools benefiting from…
Descriptors: Value Added Models, Data Analysis, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
Robert Shand; Stephen M. Leach; Fiona M. Hollands; Florence Chang; Yilin Pan; Bo Yan; Dena Dossett; Samreen Nayyer-Qureshi; Yixin Wang; Laura Head – American Journal of Evaluation, 2022
We assessed whether an adaptation of value-added analysis (VAA) can provide evidence on the relative effectiveness of interventions implemented in a large school district. We analyzed two datasets, one documenting interventions received by underperforming students, and one documenting interventions received by students in schools benefiting from…
Descriptors: Value Added Models, Data Analysis, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
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Harder, Amy; Hodges, Alan; Zelaya, Priscilla – Journal of Extension, 2017
Return on investment (ROI) is a commonly used metric for organizations concerned with demonstrating the value of their investments; it can be used to determine whether funds spent providing professional development programs for Extension professionals are good investments. This article presents a method for calculating ROI for an onboarding…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Professional Development, Value Judgment, Value Added Models
Wang, Jianjun; Sun, Jinping – Online Submission, 2018
Early childhood education programs play an important role in child family-to-school transition. In 1998, California voters passed Proposition 10, the California Children and Families Act, which levied a 50-cent tax on each pack of cigarettes and other tobacco products to finance programs for children ages 0-5. In less than two decades, First 5…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Program Effectiveness, Early Childhood Education, School Taxes
Aldeman, Aldeman; Mitchel, Ashley LiBetti – Bellwether Education Partners, 2016
The single best predictor of who will be a great teacher next year is who was a great teacher this year. Some great teachers are seasoned veterans, while some are new to the field. Experience matters, of course, particularly in the early years of a teaching career, but it's no guarantee of teacher effectiveness. There is a wide variation in…
Descriptors: Teacher Competencies, Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Experience, Teacher Education
Noell, George; Burns, Jeanne M.; Gansle, Kristin A. – Louisiana Board of Regents, 2009
Higher education in Louisiana is leading the nation in linking growth of student learning to teacher preparation programs that prepare new teachers. The Louisiana Board of Regents is currently implementing a Value Added Teacher Preparation Assessment. The model examines the degree to which the educational attainment of students taught by recent…
Descriptors: Value Added Models, Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teacher Education, Program Effectiveness