Value-added measures in education
Subtitle: what every educator needs to know
By: Douglas N. Harris
Publisher: Harvard Education Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9781612500003; 9781934742068
Subjects: Philosophy; Educational accountability; Teacher effectiveness; Unterrichtsführung; Onderwijsresearch; Schulleistungsmessung; Unterrichtserfolg; Education; Effective teaching
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-251) and index.
Table of contents: title: Exploring the potential of value-added performance measures --; title: Using - and misusing - achievement tests --; title: Measuring student growth --; title: Creating value-added measures --; title: Understanding statistical errors in value-added --; title: Shifting from school to teacher value-added --; title: Shifting from school to teacher value-added --; title: Marshaling the evidence about value-added --; title: Evaluating value-added measures and avoiding double standards --; title: Using value-added to improve teaching and learning --; title: Creating value-added measures that match their uses --; title: Addressing key trade-offs, misconceptions, and questions.