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Value-added assessment in practice : lessons from the Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System pilot project / Daniel F. McCaffrey, Laura S. Hamilton

Author:
McCaffrey, Daniel F.
Additional Titles:
Value added assessment in practice
Published:
Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2007.
Physical Description:
xxi, 105 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Additional Creators:
Hamilton, Laura S.
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Contents:
Preface -- Executive summary -- Introduction -- Examining VAA implementation and effects -- Background on Pennsylvania's VAA System (PVAAS) -- History of PVAAS -- PVAAS reports -- Organization of this report -- Methods and data -- Details on matching -- Overview of matching approach -- Matching variables -- Matching methods for cohort 1 -- Matching methods for cohort 2 -- Matching results for cohort 1 -- Matching results for cohort 2 -- The Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) -- Methods for estimating the effects of PVAAS on PSSA scores -- Surveys -- Survey methods for educators -- Effects of PVAAS on student achievement -- Summary -- Superintendent survey responses -- Actions and opinions in PVAAS and comparison districts -- Use of achievement data -- Support for test-based accountability -- Facilitators and barriers -- Responses to PVAAS among participating districts -- Responses to PVAAS program -- Summary -- Principals' responses to PVAAS -- Actions and opinions in PVAAS and comparison districts -- Use of achievement data -- Support for test-based accountability -- Facilitators and barriers -- Understanding and interpretation of growth data -- Responses to PVAAS among principals from participating districts -- Summary -- Teachers' responses to PVAAS -- Actions and opinions of teachers in PVAAS and comparison districts -- Use of achievement data -- Responses to PVAAS among engaged teachers -- Summary -- Summary and implications -- Implications for understanding educators' use of VAA data -- Study limitations -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix -- Figures.
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ISBN:
9780833042361 (pbk. : alk. paper)
083304236X (pbk. : alk. paper)
Note:
"Supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the National Education Association, and the Pennsylvania State Education Association."
"RAND Education."
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Also available on the Internet via WWW in PDF format.
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