New Evidence on the Value-Added Debate
The merit of value-added approaches to evaluate teacher performance.
Jose Torres
November 27, 2013
The merit of value-added approaches to evaluate teacher performance.
A study on Washington D.C. teacher evaluation programs and how they affect the performance and retention of teachers.
Teacher accountability: a look at the proposed reforms and why it is upsetting teachers in Chicago.
Benefits of the “value-added analysis” in evaluating teacher effectiveness.
Article presents two views on using gains in student learning to evaluate the effectiveness of their teachers.
New study that examines whether the value-added approach effectively distinguishes between good and bad teachers.
Wall Street Journal article discusses new teacher evaluation methods and how the results will be used for incentives.
Susanna Loeb says value-added measures should be considered when evaluating teachers.
New York Times article discusses new initiative by Gates Foundation to fund research on improving teacher performance evaluation.
Brookings Institution report summarizes four areas of confusion on the “value-added” model for evaluating teachers.
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