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Download full textAmrein-Beardsley, Audrey – eJEP: eJournal of Education Policy, 2019
In "Houston Federation of Teachers (Plaintiff) v. Houston Independent School District (Defendant)," plaintiffs contested how teachers were being evaluated using a value-added model (VAM) as part of the districts' teacher accountability system. The VAM at issue was the Education Value-Added Assessment System (EVAAS), with potential…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Accountability, Evaluation Methods, Court Litigation
Direct linkNorris, Jason M.; van der Mars, Hans; Kulinna, Pamela; Kwon, Jayoun; Amrein-Beardsley, Audrey – Physical Educator, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this document analysis study was to examine current teacher evaluation systems, understand current practices, and determine whether the instrumentation is a valid measure of teaching quality as reflected in teacher behavior and effectiveness specific to physical education (PE). Method: An interpretive document analysis…
Descriptors: Documentation, Content Analysis, Physical Education, Teacher Evaluation
Amrein-Beardsley, Audrey; Polasky, Sarah; Holloway-Libell, Jessica – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2016
One urban district in the state of Arizona sought to use an alternative achievement test (i.e., the Northwest Evaluation Association's (NWEA) Measures of Academic Progress for Primary Grades (MAP)) to include more value-added ineligible teachers in the districts' growth and merit pay system. The goal was to allow for its K-2 teachers to be more…
Descriptors: Value Added Models, Teacher Evaluation, Elementary School Teachers, Urban Areas
Holloway-Libell, Jessica; Amrein-Beardsley, Audrey; Collins, Clarin – Educational Leadership, 2012
Recently, two of the authors (Amrein-Beardsley & Collins, 2012) studied the impact of Education Value-Added Assessment System (EVAAS), a value-added model used to judge Houston teachers' performance. They examined the cases of four teachers who were terminated in summer 2011, at least in part because of their subpar EVAAS scores. Talking to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Models, School Districts
Amrein-Beardsley, Audrey; Collins, Clarin – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2012
The SAS Educational Value-Added Assessment System (SAS[R] EVAAS[R]) is the most widely used value-added system in the country. It is also self-proclaimed as "the most robust and reliable" system available, with its greatest benefit to help educators improve their teaching practices. This study critically examined the effects of SAS[R] EVAAS[R] as…
Descriptors: Evidence, Urban Schools, Private Schools, Program Effectiveness
