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Teacher Effects as a Measure of Teacher Effectiveness: Construct Validity Considerations in TVAAS (Tennessee Value Added Assessment System).

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Kupermintz, Haggai; Shepard, Lorrie; Linn, Robert – 2001

This paper examines the validity of measures of teacher effectiveness from the Tennessee Value Added Assessment System (TVAAS). It considers the following claims regarding teacher effects: (1) they capture teachers' unique contributions to student learning adequately; (2) they reflect adequate standards of excellence for comparing teachers; (3)…

Descriptors: Construct Validity, Elementary Secondary Education, Simulation, State Programs

Construct and Predictive Validity of the Alaska State High School Graduation Qualifying Examination: First Administration. Executive Summary.

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Stofflet, Fred; Fenton, Ray; Straugh, Tom – 2001

In the year 2000, the Alaska High School Graduation Qualifying Examination (HSGQE) was given for the first time. The HSGQE is currently scheduled to be a graduation requirement for all students graduating as of January 2002, but early results from the use of the HSGQE in the Anchorage school district raise serious questions about the use of the…

Descriptors: Construct Validity, Graduation Requirements, High School Students, High Schools