Identify three common criticisms directed at value-added models of teacher evaluation
What will be an ideal response?
First, critics question the assumption that tests accurately measure what teachers are accomplishing in their classes. For example, if the tests aren't valid, then the value-added measure is also invalid. Second, critics argue that test results can't capture important learning outcomes that may not show up immediately. Third, valid and reliable tests outside of traditional areas being tested, such as math, reading, and sometimes science, don't exist, so critics argue that value-added models in these areas are both impractical and invalid.
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a. ill-structured problem for which a course of action is clear. b. well-structured problem that arouses strong feelings. c. ill-structured problem that has a set solution. d. ill-structured problem that arouses strong emotion.
A life story in which an individual makes an early decision to focus her life in a particular direction can be characterized as a
a. dialectic resolution. b. polarity resolution c. stable story structure. d. commitment script.
Children who have had fewer opportunities for experiential development _______________.
A. are not necessarily less able than other students B. have not had as many direct experiences with places, things, and processes that make understanding of their reading more likely C. will benefit from teachers who try to help these students reach their full potential D. All of these.