What Are Error Rates for Classifying Teacher and School Performance Using Value-Added Models?

Peter Z. Schochet and Hanley S. Chiang

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Abstract: This article addresses likely error rates for measuring teacher and school performance in the upper elementary grades using value-added models applied to student test score gain data.

Keywords: Value-Added Models; Performance Measurement Systems; Student Learning Gains; False Positive and Negative Error Rates; Education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 31
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