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.