-- Criterion - Related Evidence of Validity: Criterion - related evidence of validity is based on the degree of the relationships between, in this case, large - scale standardized test scores and other criterion (e.g., teachers»
supervisor evaluation scores).
In this case, this might be observed when VAM estimates of teacher (or school / district) effectiveness relate, or more specifically correlate well with other measures (e.g.,
supervisor evaluation scores) that are also developed to measure the same construct (e.g., teacher effectiveness) at or around the same time.
Not exact matches
Even if the additional measures do not factor officially into
evaluations, they can be compared with FFL
scores as a check on whether
supervisors are being too lenient in assigning ratings in the FFL.
Teachers are also to be observed at least twice per year (i.e., for up to 45 % of a teacher's total
evaluation score), by their appropriate and appropriately trained evaluators /
supervisors, and an unnamed and undefined set of parent and student surveys are to be used to evaluate the teachers (i.e., up to 15 % of a teacher's total
evaluation score).