Sentences with phrase «stakes evaluation purposes»

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Hoyt also cited a recent policy statement by the American Educational Research Association that cautions against using value - added data in teacher evaluations and for high - stakes purposes.

The four «guiding principles» for the march are: equitable funding for all public school communities; an end to high - stakes testing used for the purpose of student, teacher, and school evaluation; curriculum developed for and by local school communities; and teacher, family, and community leadership in forming public education policies.

Each separate use of a high - stakes test for individual achievement, school evaluation, curriculum improvement or any other purpose must be evaluated in order to determine the strengths and limitations of the testing program and the test itself.

Now, if we could just get schools and districts to stop using standardized tests — which have ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS — for such high - stakes purposes as student promotion and retention, graduation, and teacher evaluation, we'd really be getting somewhere.

The purpose of the statement is to provide a considered, research - based discussion of the issues related to the use of value - added scores for high - stakes evaluation.

These findings highlight the role of performance evaluation for purposes of improving instruction and not solely for purposes related to high - stakes employment decisions such as compensation, retention, and tenure.