Value added modeling and growth modeling with particular application to teacher and school effectiveness

• Other Authors: Lissitz, Robert W. (Editor), Jiao, Hong, 1968- (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2015]
• Series: MARCES book series.
• Subjects: Educational evaluation > United States > Congresses.; Teachers > Rating of > United States > Congresses.; Teacher effectiveness > United States > Congresses.; Education > Standards > United States > Congresses.; Academic achievement > United States > Evaluation > Congresses.; elektronické knihy; Conference papers and proceedings.; Education > Evaluation & Assessment.; Education: examinations and assessment.; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806611829
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-62396-776-5
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 311 pages) : illustrations

Modeling student growth has been a federal policy requirement under No Child Left Behind (NCLB). In addition to tracking student growth, the latest Race To The Top (RTTP) federal education policy stipulates the evaluation of teacher effectiveness from the perspective of added value that teachers con...