Can Teachers Be Evaluated By Their Students' Test Scores? Should They Be?
Value-added models have become increasingly popular in today’s policy environment as a way to evaluate, reward, and dismiss teachers. These statistical models aim to isolate each teacher’s unique contribution to their students’ educational outcomes based in part on student test scores.
Value-added models have become increasingly popular in today’s policy environment as a way to evaluate, reward, and dismiss teachers. These statistical models aim to isolate each teacher’s unique contribution to their students’ educational outcomes based in part on student test scores.
CAN TEACHERS BE EVALUATED BY THEIR STUDENTS’ TEST SCORES? SHOULD THEY BE? THE USE OF VALUE-ADDED MEASURES OF TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS IN POLICY AND PRACTICE
Full Report (PDF: 46 pages)
Executive Summary (PDF: 16 pages)
Press Release Commentary
Prepared by Sean Corcoran, assistant professor of educational economics at New
York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, and research fellow at the Institute for Education and Social Policy in collaboration with the
Full Report (PDF: 46 pages)
Executive Summary (PDF: 16 pages)
Press Release Commentary
Prepared by Sean Corcoran, assistant professor of educational economics at New
York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, and research fellow at the Institute for Education and Social Policy in collaboration with the
