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Student growth measures in policy and practice
intended and unintended consequences of high-stakes teacher evaluations, when theoretical models meet school realities: educator responses to student growth measures in an incentive pay program
1 online resource (294 pages) : illustrations
Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction: The Use of Student Growth Measures for Educator Accountability at the Intersection of Policy and Practice; Introduction; Growing Interesting in Teacher Evaluation; Teachers Matter Most; Limitations of Traditional Teacher Evaluation; The Neoliberal Influence; Theory of Action; Current State of Affairs; Policy; Research; What's in a Name?; Student Growth Measures; SGMs Based on Large-Scale Standardized Tests; SGMs Not Based on Large-Scale Standardized Tests; Overview of Chapters;
Section I: Practitioners' PerspectivesSection II: Moving Forward; Purpose and Intended Audience; Editors' Subjectivities; Hewitt's Perspective; Amrein-Beardsley's Perspective; Notes; References; PART I; Chapter 2: When Theoretical Models Meet School Realities: Educator Responses to Student Growth Measures in an Incentive Pay Program; Purpose and Theoretical Frameworks; Research Methods; Key Findings; The Use of VAM and GOTM in FIRST; Educator Responses to VAM and GOTM; Impact of FIRST on Educators' School Improvement Priorities and Practices; Closing Observations; Notes; References; Chapter 3: Teachers' Voices: Where Policy Meets PracticeBackground; Methods and Data; Participant Selection; Analysis; Trustworthiness; Findings; Pre-NCLB and Pre-RttT Accountability; Post-NCLB and Post-RttT Accountability; Conclusion and Implications; Lessons from the Field; Final Thoughts; Notes; References; Chapter 4: Measuring Student Growth: A View from the Classroom; A Value-Added Success Story; A Value-Added Cautionary Tale; SGMs Across the USA; Recommendations; Notes; References;
Chapter 5: Practitioners' Responses to Washington's Required Use of Student Growth Measures in Teacher EvaluationPractitioners' Responses to Washington's Required Use of Student Growth Measures in Teacher Evaluation; Background; Relevant Literature; Purposes of Teacher Evaluation; Approaches to Design and Implementation; Study Conceptualization; Research Questions and Methods; Findings From Early Implementation; Setting Student Growth Goals; How and What Teachers Are Collecting as Evidence of Student Growth; Need for Appropriate Formative Assessments for Teachers; Increased Teacher Voice, Engagement, and Responsibility for the EvaluationViews of Educators About the Impact of the Revised Evaluation System; Conclusions; Notes; References; Chapter 6: The Role of "Informational Significance" in Shaping Louisiana Elementary Teachers' Use of High-Stakes Teacher Evaluation Data for Instructional Decision-Making; Introduction; Compass: Louisiana's HSTE System; Review of the Literature on DDDM; Method; Site and Participant Selection; Data Collection and Analysis; Findings; Compass-Generated Data Validity/Utility
Kimberly Kappler Hewitt, Audrey Amrein-Beardsley.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General