Identify several data sources that relate to one another (demographics, state test scores in a selected subject area, district benchmark test
scores in a particular subject area, etc.).
Not exact matches
In addition to examining the effect of teacher gender on students» test -
score performance, I examined teacher perceptions of a student's performance and student perceptions of the
subject taught by a
particular teacher.
Many school systems have gotten the message that they need to be more data driven, and they are now awash
in data - not just yearly student test
scores, but figures on how different groups of students are doing
in particular subjects or grade levels, how successful a school is at attracting and retaining teachers or closing the achievement gap among disadvantaged students, or how equitable funding is from school to school.
A teacher's value - added
score is intended to convey how much that teacher has contributed to student learning
in a
particular subject in a
particular year.
The single -
subject focus was necessary
in this case because the focus was on improving
scores on a
particular standardized test.
«One noted exception to the use of value - added
scores seemed to be
in the area of assigning teachers to
particular grades,
subjects, and classes.
The state's current practice of using a composite passing
score offers no assurance of adequate knowledge
in each
subject area and therefore fails to ensure that a candidate who achieves a passing
score has the necessary
subject - matter knowledge to teach a
particular subject area.