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Value-added assessment in practice lessons from the Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System pilot project / Daniel F. McCaffrey, Laura S. Hamilton.
| Author/creator | McCaffrey, Daniel F. |
| Other author | Hamilton, Laura S. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Santa Monica, CA : RAND Education, |
| Description | xxi, 105 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Technical report Technical report (Rand Corporation) ^A710901 |
| Contents | Introduction -- Examining VAA implementation and effects -- Background on Pennsylvania's VAA System -- History of PVAAS -- PVAAS reports -- PVAAS statistical methodoloogy for the pilot program -- Organization of this report -- Methods and data -- Details on matching -- Overview of matching approach -- Matching variables -- Matching methods for cohort 1 -- Matching methods for cohort 2 -- Matching results for cohort 1 -- Matching results for cohort 2 -- The Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) -- Methods for estimating the effects of PVAAS on PSSA scores -- Surveys -- Survey methods for educators -- Effects of PVAAS on student achievement -- Summary -- Superintendents' responses to PVAAS -- Actions and opinions in PVAAS and comparison districts -- Use of achievement data -- Support for test-based accountability -- Facilitators and barriers -- Responses to PVAAS among participating districts -- Responses to PVAAS program -- Summary -- Principals' responses to PVAAS -- Actions and opinions in PVAAS and comparison districts -- Use of achievement data -- Support for test-based accountability -- Facilitators and barriers -- Understanding and interpretation of growth data -- Responses to PVAAS among principals from participating districts -- Summary -- Teachers' responses to PVAAS -- Actions and opinions of teachers in PVAAS and comparison districts -- Use of achievement data -- Facilitators and barriers -- Responses to PVAAS among engaged teachers -- Summary -- Summary and implications -- Implications for understanding educators' use of VAA data -- Study limitations -- Conclusion. |
| General note | "Supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the National Education Association, and the Pennsylvania State Education Association." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-105). |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2007038195 |
| ISBN | 9780833042361 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 083304236X (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |