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Direct linkGorard, Stephen – British Educational Research Journal, 2010
This paper considers the model of school effectiveness (SE) currently dominant in research, policy and practice in England (although the concerns it raises are international). It shows, principally through consideration of initial and propagated error, that SE results cannot be relied upon. By considering the residual difference between the…
Descriptors: School Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Scores, Educational Policy
Download full textKolakowski, Donald; Bock, R. Darrell – 1972
The estimation of values of a latent-trait presumed to underlie a given set of item response data is made on the basis of dichotomously scored items utilizing the so-called "normal ogive model" of Lawley and Lord. This model provides an internal scale of measurement, scores which are independent of the particular test items employed, individual…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Guessing (Tests), Mathematical Models, Measurement Instruments
Peer reviewedBrandon, Paul R.; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1994
A theoretical model is presented, suggesting stakeholder involvement in establishing the process of decision making in school-conducted needs assessment. Stakeholder involvement affects the validity of the selected needs, with validity defined as teacher agreement with needs selection. Data from a survey of 151 teachers support the model. (SLD)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Models
