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Kinsler, Josh – Journal of Human Resources, 2012
The levels and growth achievement functions make extreme and diametrically opposed assumptions about the rate at which teacher inputs persist. I first show that if these assumptions are incorrect, teacher value-added estimates can be significantly biased. I then develop a tractable, cumulative model of student achievement that allows for the joint…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Testing, Scores, Achievement Gains
Schmitt, Lisa N. T. – Online Submission, 2012
Evidence from this Spring 2012 pilot suggests feedback about AISD teachers can be reliably obtained from students at all grade levels, and that such feedback can provide a valid supplemental measure of teacher quality to accompany additional indicators.
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Student Attitudes, School Districts, Feedback (Response)