Rethinking Value-Added Models in Education Critical Perspectives on Tests and Assessment-Based Accountability

Name: Rethinking Value-Added Models in Education Critical Perspectives on Tests and Assessment-Based Accountability
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ISBN: 9780415820127

ISBN-10: 041582012X

ISBN-13: 9780415820127

Edition: 2014

Authors: Audrey Amrein-Beardsley, Clarin Collins

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Since passage of the of No Child Left Behind Act in 2001, academic researchers, econometricians, and statisticians have been exploring various analytical methods of documenting students‘ academic progress over time. Known as value-added models (VAMs), these methods are meant to measure the value a teacher or school adds to student learning from one year to the next. To date, however, there is very little evidence to support the trustworthiness of these models. What is becoming increasingly evident, yet ignored by policymakers, is that VAMs are 1) unreliable, 2) invalid, 3) nontransparent, 4) unfair, 5) fraught with measurement errors and 6) inappropriately used to make consequential…

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List price: $38.99
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 4/22/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 251
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English




Introduction



Purpose, Background, and Current Status



Value-Added History and Definitions



Logical Assumptions and Assertions



Nontraditional Issues with Traditional Notions



Reliability



Validity



Bias, Fairness, and Forgiveness



Intended and Unintended Consequences



Summative Use



Transparency and Formative Use



High Stakes and Unintended Consequences



The Case of the Houston Independent School District (HISD)



Conclusions and Solutions



Alternatives



Overall Conclusions and Discussion