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Data-Based Student Learning Objectives for Teacher Evaluation
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Lin, Shuqiong; Luo, Wen; Tong, Fuhui; Irby, Beverly J.; Alecio, Rafael Lara; Rodriguez, Linda; Chapa, Selena – Cogent Education, 2020
Student learning objectives (SLOs) have become an increasingly popular tool for teacher evaluations as an alternative to Value-added Models (VAMs). However, the use of SLOs faces two major challenges. First, the target setting is mostly subjective and arbitrary. Second, there is little evidence on the reliability and validity of the tool. In this…
Descriptors: Student Educational Objectives, Teacher Evaluation, Data Use, Academic Achievement
Relationship of the Gesell Developmental Exam and the Bracken Basic Concept Scale to Academic Achievement.
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Sterner, Anne G.; McCallum, R. Steve – Journal of School Psychology, 1988
Administered the Gesell Development Exam and the Bracken Basic Concept Scale (BBCS) to kindergarten graduates (N=80). Found the BBCS may be a better predictor of achievement from a current state of readiness. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Grade 1, Individual Development
Preschool Children's Learning Behaviors, Concept Attainment, Social Skills, and Problem Behaviors: Validity Evidence for Preschool Learning Behaviors Scale Scores
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Schaefer, Barbara A.; Shur, Kimberely Fitch; Macri-Summers, Maria; MacDonald, Scott L. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2004
This study provides concurrent and predictive validity and test-retest reliability evidence for scores from the preschool teacher-completed Preschool Learning Behaviors Scale (PLBS; McDermott, Green, Francis, & Stott, 2002) using two regional samples of preschool children aged 3 to 5.5 years (Ns of 61 and 70). Teacher ratings of social skills…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Preschool Children, Measures (Individuals), Preschool Teachers