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Author Lavigne, Alyson Leah

Title Evaluating Teachers and Students
Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (217 pages)
Contents Cover; Teachers and Students Evaluating; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Arriving at Accountability: How Did We Come to Be Where We Are?; 2 Reform de Jour; 3 How Teachers Influence Student Learning: Historical and Contemporary Considerations; 4 Evaluation: Activities in Today's Schools; 5 Assessing the Assessments: Promises and Pitfalls of Teacher Evaluation Methods; 6 The Current Mess: Can We Improve Teacher Evaluation?; Appendices; Index
Summary Following the recent major school reform of Race to the Top, schools, teachers, and students are increasingly evaluated through high-stakes achievement test scores. In six concise chapters, Teacher and Student Evaluation explores the historical rise and modern landscape of accountability in American education, and the current models of teacher evaluation. The authors provide realistic and useful suggestions for responding to current accountability demands. The authors explore the methodological concerns and policy implications of using value-added and observational mea
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Form Electronic book
Author Good, Thomas L
ISBN 9781135093266
1135093261