Value-added Measures in Education
What Every Educator Needs to Know
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In Value-Added Measures in Education, economist and education researcher Douglas N. Harris takes on one of the most hotly debated topics in education. Drawing on his extensive work with schools and districts, he sets out to help educators and policy makers understand this innovative approach to assessment. Written in straightforward language and illustrated with actual student achievement data, this essential volume shows how value-added measurement can help schools make better use of their data and discusses the strengths and limitations of this approach.
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Since the early 1990s, one word has come up more often than any other in discussion about education. One word has changed how schools work in ways perhaps more profound than any other in history. That word is accountability.
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Many people, including the children themselves, control outcomes and this makes it difficult to measure performance. The question is, how do we design accountability systems in smart ways?
School-level test-based accountability can certainly change teaching, but not always for the better and not necessarily in ways that positively influence learning.
The real question is, can value-added approaches improve education? We think the answer is YES, as long as the policies are well-designed and carefully implemented.
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