Sentences with phrase «measured differences in student performance»

The difference in test scores produced by the incentive system was about the same as that detected in earlier studies that measured differences in student performance when kids were taught by great teachers rather than average teachers.

Not exact matches

To measure gains in student achievement, we calculate the difference between 8th - grade performance in each subject and the performance level that would have been expected based on performance in both subjects in 4th grade.

Performance metrics tied directly to student test - score growth are appealing because although schools and teachers differ dramatically in their effects on student achievement, researchers have had great difficulty linking these performance differences to characteristics that are easily observed anPerformance metrics tied directly to student test - score growth are appealing because although schools and teachers differ dramatically in their effects on student achievement, researchers have had great difficulty linking these performance differences to characteristics that are easily observed anperformance differences to characteristics that are easily observed and measured.

Friday's unified front, though, masked the fundamental difference in the approach that Duncan and Van Roekel take regarding the role of student tests in measuring teachers» performance.

The department comparisons shall be made to determine if there is any significant difference in the performance of these groups of teachers, as measured by their students» achievement levels and learning gains as measured by s. 1008.22.

If there are large discrepancies between the aggregate performances of students on different measures that are not explained by differences in the skills and content they are measuring, this is a flag for further examination of how the assessments are being designed or scored.

Critics point out that such tests measure students on just one day of the year and do not account for external factors or differences in learning that might influence student performance.

«The performance measures are further evidence that charter schools are making a meaningful difference in the education of Florida's students.»

While test vendors provide estimates of split - test reliability, these measures do not account for potentially important day - to - day differences in student performance.

International differences in teacher quality are commonly hypothesized to be a key determinant of the large international student performance gaps, but lack of consistent quality measures has precluded testing this.

In spite of the many millions of dollars poured into expounding the theory of paying teachers for higher student test scores (sometimes mislabeled as «merit pay»), a new study by Vanderbilt University's National Center on Performance Incentives found that the use of merit pay for teachers in the Nashville school district produced no difference even according to their measure, test outcomes for studentIn spite of the many millions of dollars poured into expounding the theory of paying teachers for higher student test scores (sometimes mislabeled as «merit pay»), a new study by Vanderbilt University's National Center on Performance Incentives found that the use of merit pay for teachers in the Nashville school district produced no difference even according to their measure, test outcomes for studentin the Nashville school district produced no difference even according to their measure, test outcomes for students.