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Amrein-Beardsley, Audrey; Pivovarova, Margarita; Geiger, Tray J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2016
Being an expert involves explaining how things are supposed to work, and, perhaps more important, why things might not work as supposed. In this study, researchers surveyed scholars with expertise in value-added models (VAMs) to solicit their opinions about the uses and potential of VAMs for teacher-level accountability purposes (for example, in…
Descriptors: Value Added Models, Scholarship, Expertise, Surveys
Haertel, Edward H. – Educational Testing Service, 2013
Policymakers and school administrators have embraced value-added models of teacher effectiveness as tools for educational improvement. Teacher value-added estimates may be viewed as complicated scores of a certain kind. This suggests using a test validation model to examine their reliability and validity. Validation begins with an interpretive…
Descriptors: Reliability, Validity, Inferences, Teacher Effectiveness