Error Rates in Measuring Teacher and School Performance Based on Student Test Score Gains

Peter Z. Schochet and Hanley S. Chiang

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Abstract: This paper 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 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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