A lousy way to evaluate teachers
Letter: Remove the requirement
(original title: Not the way to evaluate teachers)
http://www.smdp.com/letter-remove-the-requirement/111188
Published in the Santa Monica Daily Press, August 28, 2012
State Assembly Bill 5 removes the requirement that increases in student test scores be included in teacher evaluations (“10th graders sail through exit exam,” Aug. 23). Good idea.
A number of studies have shown that rating teachers using student test score gains does not give consistent results. Different tests produce different ratings, and the same teacher’s ratings can vary from year to year,
(original title: Not the way to evaluate teachers)
http://www.smdp.com/letter-remove-the-requirement/111188
Published in the Santa Monica Daily Press, August 28, 2012
State Assembly Bill 5 removes the requirement that increases in student test scores be included in teacher evaluations (“10th graders sail through exit exam,” Aug. 23). Good idea.
A number of studies have shown that rating teachers using student test score gains does not give consistent results. Different tests produce different ratings, and the same teacher’s ratings can vary from year to year,