Student Growth Measures in Policy and Practice Intended and Unintended Consequences of High-Stakes Teacher Evaluations /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kappler Hewitt, Kimberly (Editor), Amrein-Beardsley, Audrey (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
• Subjects: Education.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Assessment.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Assessment, Testing and Evaluation.
• Physical Description: XV, 291 p. 25 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9781137539014

This book examines the intersection of policy and practice in the use of student growth measures (SGMs) for high-stakes purposes as per such educator evaluation systems. The book also focuses on examinations of educators’ perceptions of and reactions to the use of SGMs; ethical implications pertaining to the use of SGMs; contextual challenges when implementing SGMs; and legal implications of SGM use. The use of student test score data has been the cornerstone of the recent transfiguration of educator evaluation systems in forty-two states and the District of Columbia. Three leading voices on SGMs—Sean Corcoran, Henry Braun, and David Berliner—also serve as section and concluding commentators.