Value-added measures in education : what every educator needs to know /

Harris, Douglas N.

Value-added measures in education : what every educator needs to know / Douglas N. Harris. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Education Press, c2011. - ix, 276 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-251) and index.

Exploring the potential of value-added performance measures -- Using - and misusing - achievement tests -- Measuring student growth -- Creating value-added measures -- Understanding statistical errors in value-added -- Shifting from school to teacher value-added -- Shifting from school to teacher value-added -- Marshaling the evidence about value-added -- Evaluating value-added measures and avoiding double standards -- Using value-added to improve teaching and learning -- Creating value-added measures that match their uses -- Addressing key trade-offs, misconceptions, and questions.

1612500005 (pbk.) 9781612500003 (pbk.) 1934742066 (Library ed.) 9781934742068 (Library ed.)

2010942132

015749810 Uk


Effective teaching.
Educational accountability.
Teacher effectiveness.
Education--Philosophy.
Enseñanza eficaz.
Filosofía de la educación.
Planificación educativa.

LB 1025.3 / H313v 2011