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Psychometric Challenges in Assessing English Language Learners and Students with Disabilities
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Lane, Suzanne; Leventhal, Brian – Review of Research in Education, 2015
This chapter addresses the psychometric challenges in assessing English language learners (ELLs) and students with disabilities (SWDs). The first section addresses some general considerations in the assessment of ELLs and SWDs, including the prevalence of ELLs and SWDs in the student population, federal and state legislation that requires the…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Evaluation Problems, English Language Learners, Disabilities
Measuring Teacher Effectiveness: The Impact of Institutional Culture on Initial Implementation of New York's Annual Professional Performance Review
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Champ, Cheryl H. – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2015
As part of the "American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009," the U.S. Department of Education sponsored the "Race to the Top" competition to encourage education reforms anchored in improving teacher effectiveness as a driver for improving student-achievement outcomes and closing achievement gaps. The New York State…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Organizational Culture, Program Implementation, Semi Structured Interviews
International Tests and the U.S. Educational Reforms: Can Success Be Replicated?
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Turgut, Guliz – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2013
The ranking of the United States in major international tests such as the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), and Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) is used as the driving force and rationale for the current educational reforms in the United…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Success, Educational Strategies, Educational Indicators
The Stability of Observational and Student Survey Measures of Teaching Effectiveness
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Polikoff, Morgan S. – American Journal of Education, 2015
Responding to federal policy and recent research, states and districts have developed and begun implementing multiple-measure teacher evaluation systems. These systems generally include observational and/or student survey measures of instructional quality alongside measures of teachers' contributions to student learning (e.g., value-added models…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Student Surveys, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Test Reliability