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Palardy, Gregory J. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
This study examines the effects of the summer period on value-added assessment (VAA) of teacher and school performance at the early grades. The results indicate that 40-62% of the variance in VAA estimates originates from the summer, depending on the outcome. Furthermore, when summer is omitted from the VAA model, 51-61% of the teachers and 58-61%…
Descriptors: Value Added Models, Performance Based Assessment, Teacher Effectiveness, School Effectiveness
Duncan-Owens, Deborah – Online Submission, 2008
The effects of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation and the publication of the National Reading Panel (NRP) report profoundly affected how reading is taught in public schools as well as how program effectiveness is evaluated. The disequilibrium that resulted from state and federal mandates governing reading instruction set the stage for the…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Federal Legislation, Reading Programs, Program Effectiveness