Value-Added Measures in Education: What Every Educator Needs to Know
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ISBN: 1612500005 / Publisher: Harvard Education Press, January 2011
In Value-Added Measures in Education, economist and education researcher Douglas N. Harris takes on one of the most hotly debated topics in education.
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Writing for teachers and administrators, Harris (educational policy and public affairs, U. of Wisconsin-Madison) explains how value-added measurement of teacher effectiveness can be one part of a system of performance measures and accountability that improves test scores and also teaching and learning. He explains current measurement problems, how value-added measures are created, their strengths and weaknesses, statistical issues, policy debates, recommendations based on evidence and principles, and misconceptions, in addition to how the stakes attached to a measure should be proportional to its quality. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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