ERIC Number: EJ1134957
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 16
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The Impact of a High Stakes Teacher Evaluation System: Educator Perspectives on Accountability
Moran, Renee M. R.
Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, v53 n2 p178-193 2017
The use of student achievement data to evaluate an individual teacher's effectiveness has become a new focus in educational policy. This article focuses on the underresearched teacher perception of this new policy measure. Drawing on ethnographic research procedures, this article explores how first-grade teachers in one state navigated a new high-stakes teacher evaluation system. Although the results indicate that teachers have a desire for accountability, findings also show a variety of beliefs on the validity of teacher evaluation, as well as differing applications of scoring measures across school contexts.
Descriptors: Accountability, Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Attitudes, Ethnography, Grade 1, Beliefs, Educational Policy, High Stakes Tests, Academic Achievement, Value Added Models, Instructional Effectiveness, Interviews, Scoring, Qualitative Research, Observation, Elementary School Teachers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 1; Primary Education; Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Tennessee
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