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Download full textIsenberg, Eric; Hock, Heinrich – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2012
This report describes the value-added models used as part of teacher evaluation systems in the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) and in eligible DC charter schools participating in "Race to the Top." The authors estimated: (1) teacher effectiveness in DCPS and eligible DC charter schools during the 2011-2012 school year; and (2)…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Value Added Models, Public Schools, Charter Schools
Direct linkBetebenner, Damian W.; Shang, Yi; Xiang, Yun; Zhao, Yan; Yue, Xiaohui – Journal of Educational Measurement, 2008
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) performance mandates, embedded within state accountability systems, focus school AYP (adequate yearly progress) compliance squarely on the percentage of students at or above proficient. The singular importance of this quantity for decision-making purposes has initiated extensive research into percent proficient as a…
Descriptors: Classification, Error of Measurement, Statistics, Reliability
Gundersen, Craig; Kreider, Brent – Journal of Human Resources, 2008
Policymakers have been puzzled to observe that food stamp households appear more likely to be food insecure than observationally similar eligible nonparticipating households. We reexamine this issue allowing for nonclassical reporting errors in food stamp participation and food insecurity. Extending the literature on partially identified…
Descriptors: Security (Psychology), Poverty, Family (Sociological Unit), Measurement Techniques
Peer reviewedPress, S. James; Tanur, Judith M. – Evaluation Review, 1991
Relevance of the intersection of sociology, statistics, and public policy to the study of quality control in three family assistance programs--food stamps, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), and Medicaid--is reviewed using a study by the National Academy of Sciences of methods for improving quality control systems. (SLD)
Descriptors: Error of Measurement, Estimation (Mathematics), Federal Aid, Federal Programs
PDF pending restorationKirsch, Irwin S.; And Others – 1992
A comprehensive assessment of the literacy proficiencies of Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and Employment Service/Unemployment Insurance (ES/UI) participants was conducted by the Department of Labor. The survey responses of a sample of 2,501 JTPA applicants and 3,277 ES/UI participants were scored, weighted, analyzed, and used to develop a…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Data Collection
