It also finds evidence that the value-added method couldn’t account for the non-random assignment of students to teachers, a problem researchers like Jesse Rothstein of Berkeley have also ...

All value-added methods aim to estimate a teacher’s effectiveness in raising students’ standardized test scores. But there is no universal agreement on which formula can most accurately ...

You can be certain that members of the American Statistical Association, the largest organization in the United States representing statisticians and related professionals, know a thing or two ...

Mr. Jackson found that, after controlling for such tracks, the value-added method was not able to determine top from bottom teachers in Algebra 1 with much precision. In English 1, the estimates ...

Though the value-added method is often used to help educators improve their classroom teaching, it has also been a factor in deciding who receives bonuses, how much they are and even who gets fired.

The Los Angeles Times has been reporting on what's called "value added" analysis of standardized test scores. Last week, the paper revealed that LA Unified had information that could help evaluate ...

The board wants the overhaul to include the controversial value added method. The value added method surveys student test scores from year to year to measure teacher effectiveness. L.A. Unified ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The controversial new method of evaluating teachers and schools - called "value-added" - does not appear to affect property values, finds research by economists at Michigan ...

The “value-added” approach attempts statistically ... Recent articles in the Los Angeles Times about this controversial method have sparked a nationwide debate, which has pitted President ...