Assessing Principals’ Assessments: Subjective Evaluations of Teacher Effectiveness in Low- and High-Stakes Environments
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DOI: 10.1162/edfp_a_00210
Abstract: Teacher effectiveness varies substantially, yet principals’ evaluations of teachers often fail to differentiate performance among teachers. We offer new evidence on principals’ subjective evaluations of their teachers’ effectiveness using two sources of data from a… read more here.
Keywords: subjective evaluations; low stakes; teacher effectiveness; evaluations teachers ... See more keywords
Revisiting The Widget Effect: Teacher Evaluation Reforms and the Distribution of Teacher Effectiveness
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DOI: 10.3102/0013189x17718797
Abstract: In 2009, the New Teacher Project’s The Widget Effect documented the failure of U.S. public school districts to recognize and act on differences in teacher effectiveness. We revisit these findings by compiling teacher performance ratings… read more here.
Keywords: teacher; teacher effectiveness; widget effect; teacher evaluation ... See more keywords