Student growth measures in policy and practice : intended and unintended consequences of high-stakes teacher evaluations /: intended and unintended consequences of high-stakes teacher evaluations. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kimberly Kappler Hewitt, Audrey Amrein-Beardsley.
• Editors: Hewitt, Kimberly Kappler; Amrein-Beardsley, Audrey
• Contents: Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction: The Use of Student Growth Measures for Educator Accountability at the Intersection of Policy and Practice; Introduction; Growing Interesting in€Teacher Evaluation; Teachers Matter Most; Limitations of€Traditional Teacher Evaluation; The Neoliberal Influence; Theory of€Action; Current State of€Affairs; Policy; Research; What's in€a€Name?; Student Growth Measures; SGMs Based on€Large-Scale Standardized Tests; SGMs Not Based on€Large-Scale Standardized Tests; Overview of€Chapters. Section I: Practitioners' PerspectivesSection II: Moving Forward; Purpose and€Intended Audience; Editors' Subjectivities; Hewitt's Perspective; Amrein-Beardsley's Perspective; Notes; References; PART I; Chapter 2: When Theoretical Models Meet School Realities: Educator Responses to€Student Growth Measures in€an€Incentive Pay€Program; Purpose and€Theoretical Frameworks; Research Methods; Key Findings; The Use of€VAM and€GOTM in€FIRST; Educator Responses to€VAM and€GOTM; Impact of€FIRST on€Educators' School Improvement Priorities and€Practices; Closing Observations; Notes; References. Chapter 3: Teachers' Voices: Where Policy Meets PracticeBackground; Methods and€Data; Participant Selection; Analysis; Trustworthiness; Findings; Pre-NCLB and€Pre-RttT Accountability; Post-NCLB and€Post-RttT Accountability; Conclusion and€Implications; Lessons from€the€Field; Final Thoughts; Notes; References; Chapter 4: Measuring Student Growth: A€View from€the€Classroom; A Value-Added Success Story; A Value-Added Cautionary Tale; SGMs Across the€USA; Recommendations; Notes; References. Chapter 5: Practitioners' Responses to€Washington's Required Use of€Student Growth Measures in€Teacher EvaluationPractitioners' Responses to€Washington's Required Use of€Student Growth Measures in€Teacher Evaluation; Background; Relevant Literature; Purposes of€Teacher Evaluation; Approaches to€Design and€Implementation; Study Conceptualization; Research Questions and€Methods; Findings From€Early Implementation; Setting Student Growth Goals; How and€What Teachers Are Collecting as€Evidence of€Student Growth; Need for€Appropriate Formative Assessments for€Teachers. Increased Teacher Voice, Engagement, and€Responsibility for€the€EvaluationViews of€Educators About the€Impact of€the€Revised Evaluation System; Conclusions; Notes; References; Chapter 6: The Role of€"Informational Significance" in€Shaping Louisiana Elementary Teachers' Use of€High-Stakes Teacher Evaluation Data for€Instructional Decision-Making; Introduction; Compass: Louisiana's HSTE System; Review of€the€Literature on€DDDM; Method; Site and€Participant Selection; Data Collection and€Analysis; Findings; Compass-Generated Data Validity/Utility.
• Publisher Details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 379.158; Education; Educational evaluation -- United States; Academic achievement -- Government policy -- United States; Academic achievement -- United States -- Evaluation; School improvement programs -- Government policy -- United States; Educational tests and measurements -- United States; Educational tests and measuremen; EDUCATION -- Administration -- General; EDUCATION -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General; Academic achievement -- Evaluation; Educational evaluation; Educational tests and measurements; School improvement programs -- Government policy; Education -- Evaluation; Examinations & assessment; Educational strategies & policy; United States; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137539014; 1137539011
• Related ISBNs: 9781137539007; 1137539003
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource, title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 10, 2016).
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