Sentences with phrase «untested grades»
The phrase "untested grades" means that the grades or scores have not been tried or assessed before. They are unknown or have not been proven yet. Full definition
• It prevents schools and districts from «hiding» less effective educators and programs in untested grades.
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As states add reading and math exams in previously untested grades to comply with the No Child Left Behind Act, they will have to determine the level of performance considered «proficient.»
Some are grappling with state versus local control; training and staffing; evaluating teachers who teach in untested grades or subjects; and mitigating concerns about specific evaluation methods.
Researchers Jason A. Grissom, Demetra Kalogrides and Susanna Loeb analyzed data from a large urban district and found that administrators moved the most effective teachers to the tested grades (3 - 6) and the least effective to the untested grades (K - 2).
Educators disagree on how (or even whether) to measure a teacher's impact on student achievement, and the use of standardized test scores is complicated at best, given that many students are in untested grades, and growth can be hard to measure at the high school level where students move from biology to chemistry, from World History to U.S. History.
Many principals mentioned they use value - added measures to place teachers in tested subjects and with students in grade levels that «count» for accountability purpose... some principals [also used] VAM [output] to move ineffective teachers to untested grades, such as K - 2 in elementary schools and 12th grade in high schools» (p. 100).