States and districts should develop frameworks for teacher performance appraisal that are based on research - supported best practices, consistent in application, fair to teachers and evaluators, and valid and
reliable measures of teacher performance.
Not exact matches
Student - test - based
measures of teacher performance are receiving increasing attention in part because there are, as yet, few complementary or alternative
measures that can provide
reliable and valid information on the effectiveness
of a
teacher's classroom practice.
Because value - added
measures were so
reliable at predicting
teachers»
performance, the researchers urged school districts to use it as a «benchmark» for studying the effect
of other
measures.
The $ 45 - million
Measures of Effective Teaching study is a groundbreaking effort to identify
reliable gauges
of teacher performance through an intensive look at 3,000
teachers in cities throughout the country.
When we talk about «accurate»
measures of teacher performance, researchers mean
measures that are valid and
reliable.
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.
Because value - added
measures were so
reliable at predicting
teachers» future
performance, the researchers urged school districts to use it as a «benchmark» for studying the effect
of other
measures.
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.
Examples
of outcome data that are also appropriate and necessary to assess
teacher effectiveness are students» individual growth and progress as
measured on valid and
reliable standardized instruments,
teacher made tests that aligned with the curriculum, student
performance demonstrations in a variety
of media, and portfolios
of student work.
Examples
of outcome criteria that are also appropriate and necessary are students» individual growth and progress as
measured on valid and
reliable standardized instruments,
teacher - made tests that are aligned with the curriculum, student
performance demonstrations in a variety
of media, and portfolios
of student work.
Combined, these
measures offer a
reliable picture
of teacher performance that can benefit
teachers and district personnel.
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.