Although the idea of measuring teachers» contributions to student learning through gains on standardized tests is appealing — and has been very valuable for large - scale studies — it turns out that, at the individual teacher level, value - added models (VAM) have many pitfalls. (naesp.org)
Not only do we subscribe to a test and punish mentality for school districts, we have now drilled that mentality down to the individual teacher level. (jonathanpelto.com)
Concerns about this component: TEA's proposed rules for T - TESS include a requirement that, beginning in the 2017 - 18 school year, each teacher appraisal shall include the academic growth of the teacher's students at the individual teacher level as measured by one or more of four options chosen by the local school district, including student performance on state assessments. (tcta.org)