Sentences with phrase «reliable measures of student learning»

And econometricians have to make some simplifying assumptions if they're going to work their magic — one of which is to assume that reading and math gains are valid and reliable measures of student learning.

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«Extensive research shows that... valid and reliable measures of teacher effectiveness,» have yet to be generated, she says, blithely putting on ignore important work by Thomas Kane, Eric Hanushek, and Raj Chetty and his colleagues, which shows that students learn in any given year somewhere between 10 and 20 percent of a standard deviation more if they have an especially effective teacher rather than a very ineffective one.

Standards - based reform was fed by three factors: increased expectations for learning beyond high school, which led to a focus on college readiness for all; the availability of reliable and cheap measures of student proficiency in reading and math; and the push for teacher and school accountability.

Earlier this year, weeks before students were to take the state's standardized test, New York Commissioner of Education MaryEllen Elia traveled around touting the state's exams as a reliable way to measure students» progress on New York's learning standards, gave teachers a chance to vet the questions, and then tossed out time limits on the test.

Unless such tests are shown to be developmentally appropriate, scientifically valid, and reliable for the purpose of measuring both student learning and a teacher's performance, such tests may not be used to support any employment action against a teacher and may be used only to provide non-evaluative formative feedback.Standardized tests, even if deemed valid and reliable, may not be used to support any employment action against a teacher.

Unless such tests are shown to be developmentally appropriate, scientifically valid, and reliable for the purpose of measuring both student learning and a teacher's performance, such tests may not be used to support any employment action against a teacher and may be used only to provide non-evaluative formative feedback.

Ideally, future work would rely on a detailed student database — such as student transcript data — to address centrally important yet understudied issues in math placement, including the identification of reliable and accurate measures of student outcomes, the establishment of protocols associated with growth in student outcomes, and the consequences of effective support systems for improving student learning.

Even if the SBA were a more reliable, valid, and culturally responsive measure of student ability, the learning environment created around it devalues true intellectual curiosity, risk - taking, and critical thinking.

A study of previous years» moderations concluded that the LR is a reliable and valid measure of student learning.

Half of that 45 % weight will come from a standardized test, which would be either the CMT, CAPT, or another valid, reliable test that measures student learning.

Villar's claim that SBAC is «our most valid and reliable» measure of student learning reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of what standardized tests can and can not do.

For instance, performance on infrequent statewide assessments does not capture all dimensions of student learning and classroom outcomes.38 Further, the majority of teachers work in grades or subject areas to which state assessments do not apply, which poses a challenge in defining valid and reliable measures of student achievement.