How Idiotic Is VAM? Very.
Reblogged from Diane Ravitch's blog:One of my favorite bloggers is Anthony Cody. Anthony is an experienced teacher of science in California. I always learn by reading his blog “Living in Dialogue.” He recently offered his column to a teacher in Florida to explain how his or her evaluation was affected by “value-added modeling” or VAM.
The idea behind VAM is that teachers should be evaluated based on the rise or fall of their students’ test scores.
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The idea behind VAM is that teachers should be evaluated based on the rise or fall of their students’ test scores.
Read more… 469 more words
Great review of value Added Assessment - The Ridiculous We Call Home: Florida