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Student Growth Measures in Policy and Practice
. Ed(S): Kappler Hewitt, Kimberly; Amrein-Beardsley, Audrey
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Hardback. Editor(s): Kappler Hewitt, Kimberly; Amrein-Beardsley, Audrey. Num Pages: 306 pages, 25 colour illustrations, 25 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 529.
This book examines the intersection of policy and practice in the use of student growth measures (SGMs) for high-stakes purposes as per such educator evaluation systems. The book also focuses on examinations of educators’ perceptions of and reactions to the use of SGMs; ethical implications pertaining to the use of SGMs; contextual challenges when implementing SGMs; and legal implications of SGM use. The use of student test score data has been the cornerstone of the recent transfiguration of educator evaluation systems in forty-two states and the District of Columbia. Three leading voices ... Read more
This book examines the intersection of policy and practice in the use of student growth measures (SGMs) for high-stakes purposes as per such educator evaluation systems. The book also focuses on examinations of educators’ perceptions of and reactions to the use of SGMs; ethical implications pertaining to the use of SGMs; contextual challenges when implementing SGMs; and legal implications of SGM use. The use of student test score data has been the cornerstone of the recent transfiguration of educator evaluation systems in forty-two states and the District of Columbia. Three leading voices ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
Number of Pages
291
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137539007
SKU
V9781137539007
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Kappler Hewitt, Kimberly; Amrein-Beardsley, Audrey
Kimberly Kappler Hewitt is Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, USA. She conducts research on the implementation of student growth measures in educator evaluations. Audrey Amrein-Beardsley is Associate Professor of Educational Policy and Evaluation at Arizona State University, USA. Her areas of research interest include measurement, research methods, high-stakes tests and value-added methodologies and ... Read more
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