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Direct linkCastellano, Katherine E.; McCaffrey, Daniel F.; Lockwood, J. R. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 2023
The simple average of student growth scores is often used in accountability systems, but it can be problematic for decision making. When computed using a small/moderate number of students, it can be sensitive to the sample, resulting in inaccurate representations of growth of the students, low year-to-year stability, and inequities for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Decision Making, Computation
