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Publication Date: 2015
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Response to "Rating Teachers Cheaper, Faster, and Better: Not so Fast": It's About Evidence
Gargani, John; Strong, Michael
Journal of Teacher Education, v66 n4 p395-401 Sep-Oct 2015
In Gargani and Strong (2014), we describe The Rapid Assessment of Teacher Effectiveness (RATE), a new teacher evaluation instrument. Our account of the validation research associated with RATE inspired a review by Good and Lavigne (2015). Here, we reply to the main points of their review. We elaborate on the validity, reliability, theoretical foundation, purposes, and value of RATE; answer Good and Lavigne's criticisms; and discuss the role evidence plays in research, especially when it challenges strongly held theories.
Descriptors: Evidence, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Program Validation, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Educational Theories, Educational Objectives, Relevance (Education), Educational Research, Construct Validity, Interrater Reliability, Predictive Validity, Classification, Achievement Gains, Reader Response
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