ERIC Number: EJ972850
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 26
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ISSN: ISSN-0098-9495
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The Reliability, Impact, and Cost-Effectiveness of Value-Added Teacher Assessment Methods
Yeh, Stuart S.
Journal of Education Finance, v37 n4 p374-399 Spr 2012
This article reviews evidence regarding the intertemporal reliability of teacher rankings based on value-added methods. Value-added methods exhibit low reliability, yet are broadly supported by prominent educational researchers and are increasingly being used to evaluate and fire teachers. The article then presents a cost-effectiveness analysis suggesting that the use of value-added methods to identify and fire the bottom 40% of all teachers reduces average student achievement, is extremely expensive, and is not cost-effective. The policy implication of these results is discussed. (Contains 4 tables and 5 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Evidence, Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Teacher Evaluation, Test Reliability, Achievement Rating, Merit Rating, Cost Effectiveness, Item Analysis, Educational Policy, Personnel Policy, Personnel Management, Replication (Evaluation), Economic Impact
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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