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Paul T. von Hippel; Laura Bellows – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2020
At least sixteen US states have taken steps toward holding teacher preparation programs (TPPs) accountable for teacher value-added to student test scores. Yet it is unclear whether teacher quality differences between TPPs are large enough to make an accountability system worthwhile. Several statistical practices can make differences between TPPs…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Education Programs, Scores, Accountability
Ohio Department of Higher Education, 2023
Ohio recognizes that high-quality teachers come from high-quality teacher preparation programs. To help improve the quality of educator preparation programs in Ohio, H.B. 1 of the 128th General Assembly directed the Chancellor of the Ohio Department of Higher Education to develop a system for evaluating Ohio's educator preparation programs (ORC…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Program Effectiveness, Educational Quality, Program Evaluation
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Zahariev, Boyan; Yordanov, Ilko – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2021
The paper presents results from the evaluation of the Teach for Bulgaria (TFB) program, which is part of the Teach for All global network. TFB activities have relevance for a variety of fast-track pathways to the teaching profession. The evaluation is based on a quasi-experimental assessment of teacher performance through student value-added…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Effectiveness, Value Added Models
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Evans, Carla M.; Lee, Jade Caines – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2018
The purpose of this study is to critically evaluate value-added accountability measures currently enacted in the United States at the federal and state levels to assess teacher preparation programme (TPP) effectiveness. We draw on Newton and Shaw's framework for the evaluation of testing policy to evaluate the technical quality and social…
Descriptors: Value Added Models, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Education, Program Evaluation
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Gulosino, Charisse – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2018
Evaluations of teacher preparation programs (TPPs) based in part on the performance of program completers have emerged as an education reform strategy in several states and have become central features of the Race to the Top (RTTT) grant competition. The objective of this policy review is to examine how the state of Tennessee measured and reported…
Descriptors: Value Added Models, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Program Evaluation
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Witte, John F. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
This paper is the first summary of two studies and 10 years of evaluating the Milwaukee Parental Choice (voucher) Program (MPCP). This paper discusses school voucher evaluations in general terms and how these studies are carried out. The paper outlines the types of studies completed in "Study I" and "Study II" and the results…
Descriptors: School Choice, Educational Vouchers, Program Evaluation, Academic Achievement