More Evidence Against Using Test Scores to Evaluate Teachers
Last year it was the Division of Behavioral and Social Science from the National Academies of Science that wrote Arne Duncan a long, long letter waving the red flag on the Oligarchs' idea of using test score gains to make high stakes judgments on teacher hiring and firing. (Look to the top right on this page for the link).
Now another prestigious group of scholars has weighed in, offering another warning message with some increased urgency built in. Here is the list of scholars:
Now another prestigious group of scholars has weighed in, offering another warning message with some increased urgency built in. Here is the list of scholars:
EVA L. BAKER is professor of education at UCLA, co-director of the National Center for Evaluation Standards and Student Testing (CRESST), and co-chaired the committee to revise testing standards of the American Psychological Association, the American Educational Research Association, and the National Council on Measurement in Education.
PAUL E. BARTON is the former director of the Policy Information Center of the Educational Testing