Download or read book An Analysis of Teacher Evaluation and Student Growth Relative to the Texas Teacher Incentive Allotment written by Rebecca L. Metzger and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Policy reforms have changed teacher evaluations from simple checklist-style evaluations to complicated rubrics measuring multiple performance indicators. Additionally, policy reforms with the intention of improving student outcomes have shifted the use of teacher evaluations from low-stakes to high-stakes. These high-stakes policies include pay-for-performance systems. As policy has evolved, research about teacher evaluations has increased with three themes emerging: the study of teacher and evaluator perceptions about evaluation reform, rater-bias concerns, and subjective evaluation data compared to objective student performance measures. Texas recently enacted legislation essentially creating a state-funded pay-for-performance system shifting the use of teacher evaluations from low-stakes to high-stakes for most districts. The nature of the new laws, although optional, create pressure for districts to implement the system to remain competitive in the market for employing high-quality teachers. This study aimed to evaluate the consistency of teacher evaluators and the relationship between subjective ratings of teacher performance and objective measures of student growth in a school district. Data were available from a North Texas school district. Statistical analyses were performed to determine whether evaluators score teachers harder or easier than one another. Statistical analyses were also performed to examine the relationship between evaluation scores and student growth. Results indicated that for 24 evaluators, most are not scoring statistically significantly harder or easier than each other, with two exceptions. Also, the district demonstrated a moderate positive correlation between teacher evaluation scores (T-TESS scores) and student growth on a district-wide basis but demonstrated some negative or weak correlations when analyzed by evaluator or campus. These results have implications for the participating district as it implements the new policy. For example, the district should strive to improve rater bias by calibrating raters to improve the overall reliability of the evaluation system. Also, the district should continue investigating subjective evaluation ratings and objective student achievement measures for compliance with policy implementation. This study was conducted under the context of the designation system requirements of the Texas Education Agency, which includes inherent limitations that district administrators should consider.

Download or read book The Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System Rubric written by Valeriy Lazarev and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Federal initiatives and other research have led states across the nation to sharpen their focus on teacher evaluation in recent years. In 2009 a seminal report, "The Widget Effect," from The New Teacher Project revealed that in districts using a binary rating system to evaluate teachers, less than 1 percent of teachers received an unsatisfactory rating. The remaining 99 percent were, in effect, like widgets, undifferentiated as individual professionals. Since then, a growing body of research on teacher evaluation systems has indicated that classroom observation ratings often cluster around the middle or high end of evaluation scales. The research has also found that observation ratings are susceptible to several biases, such as incoming student achievement and school, classroom, and rater characteristics. Thus many education decision-makers lack sufficient information to make personnel decisions and to effectively support teacher growth and development. Texas is among the states that have identified teacher evaluation and support as a high priority for education policy. In 2014/15 the Texas Education Agency piloted the Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) in 57 school districts. The pilot was followed by a refinement phase in 2015/16 and statewide rollout in 2016/17. During the pilot year teacher overall ratings were based solely on rubric ratings on 16 dimensions across four domains (planning, instruction, learning environment, and professional practices and responsibilities), although T-TESS also includes a student growth measure that was piloted simultaneously. The study examined the statistical properties of the T-TESS rubric from the 2014/15 pilot year to explore the extent to which it differentiates teachers on teaching quality and to investigate its internal consistency and efficiency. The study also explored the relationships between rubric ratings and school characteristics to investigate whether certain types of schools have teachers with higher or lower ratings. The study's findings have several implications for practice and research. The findings suggest that the T-TESS rubric demonstrates potential to be an effective, consistent, and efficient evaluation rubric. Thus, the Texas Education Association and local education agencies have a promising tool for providing evidence-based feedback and targeted professional development. Future research could try to validate ratings based on the T-TESS rubric against other measures of teacher effectiveness (for example, student growth). Such validation could shed light on whether a relationship exists between rubric ratings and a teacher's contribution to student achievement. Moreover, future studies could explore whether relationships exist between the T-TESS rubric and classroom and district characteristics. Such analysis may unearth the extent to which effective teachers are equally distributed within schools and within and across districts. Finally, further research could explore whether implementing teacher evaluation systems translates into improvements in teacher effectiveness or in long-term outcomes, such as teacher retention and student achievement.

Download or read book Performance Incentives written by Matthew G. Springer and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of pay for performance for public school teachers is growing in popularity and use, and it has resurged to once again occupy a central role in education policy. Performance Incentives: Their Growing Impact on American K-12 Education offers the most up-to-date and complete analysis of this promising—yet still controversial—policy innovation. Performance Incentives brings together an interdisciplinary team of experts, providing an unprecedented discussion and analysis of the pay-for-performance debate by • Identifying the potential strengths and weaknesses of tying pay to student outcomes; • Comparing different strategies for measuring teacher accomplishments; • Addressing key conceptual and implemen - tation issues; • Describing what teachers themselves think of merit pay; • Examining recent examples in Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, and Texas; • Studying the overall impact on student achievement.

Download or read book An Analysis of Teacher and Appraiser Perceptions of the Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System written by White Rhoda D. and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in perceptions of teachers and appraisers related to the implementation and use of the Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) at the conclusion of the pilot year, 2014-2015. The data for this research study were obtained from the Texas Education Agency and the analysis involved a mixed methods research design which examined survey responses and general comments from pilot program participants. Participants in the study included teachers and appraisers from 57 school districts selected by the Texas Education Agency to participate in the T-TESS Pilot. This study analyzed the perceptions of appraisers and teachers related to the capacity of T-TESS to provide a fair picture of teaching, the comfort level of appraisers and teachers in using the T-TESS rubric, and the perceived usefulness of T-TESS in helping teachers improve student performance. Results of the study suggested that teachers and appraisers participating in the initial pilot program agreed the T-TESS provided a fair picture of teaching. In addition, teachers and appraisers felt comfortable using the T-TESS rubric. Teachers and appraisers varied on their responses regarding the usefulness of T-TESS in helping teachers improve student performance. Results appeared to indicate that teachers agree that T-TESS can help teachers improve student performance while appraisers were more neutral or moderate regarding the capacity of T-TESS to improve student performance.

Download or read book Teacher Incentive Allotment written by Xóchitl Tanya Ramos and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recruiting and retaining teachers is of utmost importance for ensuring student achievement, and increasing teacher productivity has been addressed by pay-for-performance programs. The purpose of this program study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) program in Urban Independent School District (UISD) in Texas, as defined by the program’s attainment of its three stated outcomes: (a) reward teachers for effectively increasing student performance using valid and reliable measures; (b) recruit people to the teaching profession; and (c) retain high-performing teachers at high need campuses. The research design was a mixed methods convergent parallel approach and allowed for qualitative and quantitative data to be collected concurrently. The context, input, process, and products (CIPP) program evaluation model was applied to the TIA program. The TIA program’s effectiveness was measured using quantitative methods to compare student achievement data between teachers who were TIA designated and non-designated. The qualitative methods were applied through document analysis of reports available in the public domain and focus group interviews on measuring the UISD principals’ and teachers’ beliefs and attitudes about the TIA program. The quantitative findings showed the TIA designated teachers as demonstrating statistically significantly higher student achievement with a large effect size over the non-designated teachers. However, no relationship could be identified between the implementation of the TIA program and teacher retention at UISD. The focus group data yielded three overarching themes: (a) communication, (b) fairness, and (c) emotional response. Several subthemes emerged between the teacher focus groups and the principal focus groups for the first two overarching themes. Communication contained the subthemes of (a) understanding of the program, (b) recognition of designated teachers, (c) teacher support, and (d) confusion. Fairness contained the subthemes of (a) alignment, (b) testing, and (c) T-TESS evaluation inconsistencies. The theme of emotional response emerged from the participants’ perceptions of fairness and lack of communication. Both policymakers and educational leaders of other districts can benefit from the findings regarding UISD’s TIA program evaluation by implementing the recommendations seen in Chapter 5 that could increase TIA program effectiveness

Download or read book Alternative Student Growth Measures for Teacher Evaluation written by Moira McCullough and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alternative student growth measures for teacher evaluation: Implementation experiences of early-adopting districts: State requirements to include student achievement growth in teacher evaluations are prompting the development of alternative ways to measure growth in grades and subjects not covered by state assessments. These alternative growth measures use two primary approaches: (1) value-added models (VAMs) applied to end-of-course and commercial assessments; and (2) student learning objectives (SLOs) selected by teachers with the approval of their principals. Information is limited, however, on how these alternative growth measures can be used to evaluate teachers and on their costs and benefits. REL Mid-Atlantic sought to develop new information by conducting case studies to examine the implementation experiences of eight districts that were early adopters of alternative measures of student growth. District administrators, principals, teachers, and teachers' union representatives were interviewed for the study. The study found that alternative growth measures have been used for many purposes other than teacher evaluation, but SLOs are unique in their use to adapt and improve instruction. Although the alternative measures show a wider range of teacher performance relative to previous evaluation systems without measures of student growth, evidence on the reliability and validity of alternative measures--especially SLOs--is limited. Districts implementing SLOs most often reported increased collaboration as a benefit, while alternative assessment-based VAMs were perceived as fairer than SLOs for making comparisons among teachers. Both types of alternative growth measures come with costs and implementation challenges. SLOs are substantially more labor-intensive relative to alternative-assessment based VAMs. More research is needed on the statistical properties of the alternative measures, the approaches districts are taking to offset implementation costs, and innovative solutions to overcome implementation challenges. The following are appended: (1) Study sample selection, data collection, and analysis; (2) How the sample districts incorporate alternative student growth measures into teacher evaluation systems; (3) Benefits of using alternative student growth measures for student populations with special needs; (4) Contextual factors influencing implementation: funding, policies and politics, and teachers' unions; (5) District administrator interview protocol; (6) Principal interview protocol; (7) Teacher interview protocol; and (8) Teachers' union representative interview protocol.

Download or read book Guidance for Developing and Selecting Assessments of Student Growth for Use in Teacher Evaluation Systems Extended Version written by Joan L. Herman and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: States and districts across the country are grappling with how to incorporate assessments of student learning into their teacher evaluation systems. Sophisticated statistical models have been proposed to estimate the relative value individual teachers add to their students' assessment performance (hence the term teacher "value-added" measures). The strengths and limitations of these statistical models, as well as the value-added measures they produce, have been widely debated. Little attention, however, has been devoted to the quality of the student assessments that these models use to estimate student growth, which is fundamental to the trustworthiness of any teacher value-added measure. Assessments that nominally address the subject or grade level that educators teach do not necessarily suffice for the purposes of measuring growth and calculating the value that teachers contribute to that growth. In fact, student growth scores require at least two assessments of student learning--one near the beginning of the school year or the end of the prior year and another at the end of the current school year. Carefully designed and validated assessments are needed to provide trustworthy evidence of teacher quality. Herein lies the purpose of this brief: to provide guidance to states and districts as they develop and/or select and refine assessments of student growth so that the assessments can well serve teacher evaluation purposes. This brief identifies an extensive set of propositions, claims, and evidence sources that are important to the validity argument and which justify the use of student growth assessments as part of teacher evaluation. (Contains 2 figures and 1 table.) [For the shorter version of this document, "Developing and Selecting Assessments of Student Growth for Use in Teacher Evaluation Systems", see ED524110.].

Download or read book Developing and Selecting Assessments of Student Growth for Use in Teacher Evaluation Systems written by Joan L. Herman and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: States and districts across the country are grappling with how to incorporate assessments of student learning into their teacher evaluation systems. Sophisticated statistical models have been proposed to estimate the relative value individual teachers add to their students' assessment performance (hence the term teacher "value-added" measures). The strengths and limitations of these statistical models, as well as the value-added measures they produce, have been widely debated. Little attention, however, has been devoted to the quality of the student assessments that these models use to estimate student growth, which is fundamental to the trustworthiness of any teacher value-added measure. Assessments that nominally address the subject or grade level that educators teach do not necessarily suffice for the purposes of measuring growth and calculating the value that teachers contribute to that growth. In fact, student growth scores require at least two assessments of student learning--one near the beginning of the school year or the end of the prior year and another at the end of the current school year. Carefully designed and validated assessments are needed to provide trustworthy evidence of teacher quality. Herein lies the purpose of this brief: to provide guidance to states and districts as they develop and/or select and refine assessments of student growth so that the assessments can well serve teacher evaluation purposes. This brief identifies an extensive set of propositions, claims, and evidence sources that are important to the validity argument and which justify the use of student growth assessments as part of teacher evaluation. (Contains 1 footnote, 1 figure, and 1 table.) [For the extended version of this document, "Guidance for Developing and Selecting Assessments of Student Growth for Use in Teacher Evaluation Systems (Extended Version)", see ED524088.].

Download or read book An Analysis of the Relationship Between the Perceptions of Value Added Measurement and Teacher Job Satisfaction written by Meagan A. Viar and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Educational leaders are struggling with the issue of academic reform as it pertains to accountability for student achievement. With increasing pressures to improve student achievement, many states have adopted value-added measures to monitor student growth and teacher effectiveness. This study undertook a quantitative approach to examine the relationship between teacher perceptions of value-added evaluations, teachers' three-year mean value-added scores, and teacher job satisfaction using One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVAs). The four major questions posed in this study are as follows: 1) What are selected TN teachers' perceptions of the TVAAS-based teacher evaluation system in terms of fairness, accuracy, understandability, and need for revision? 2) How do selected TN teachers' average self-reported scores on the TVAAS-based teacher evaluation system differ by demographic characteristics? 3) How do selected TN teachers' reported level of job satisfaction differ by demographic characteristics? 4) What relationships are observed between selected TN teachers' ratings of the quality of the TVAAS-based teacher evaluation system, their self-reported average scores on that teacher evaluation system, and their level of satisfaction with their jobs? There were 39 teachers from two rural middle schools in the mid-south that participated in the survey. Job satisfaction was measured and compared with their self-reported mean Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS) score. The analysis revealed a significant relationship between the self-reported three-year average and TVAAS scores and perception of the quality of TVAAS data, as well as a significant relationship between teachers' self-reported average TVAAS evaluation score and their average level of job satisfaction.

Download or read book An Examination of Teachers Perceptions of the Difficulty in Teaching the Texas Essessential Knowledges and Skills and the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness Test Results written by Christina Gomez and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study focused on teacher effectiveness. This research investigation attempted to determine if a teacher's perceived ability to teach the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) affected student achievement as measured on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) for third and fourth grade reading and math. By examining teachers' perceptions regarding their perceived preparedness to teach the TEKS and achievement of their students as measured on STAAR, school leaders can design a script for academic interventions. Significant numbers of economically disadvantaged students have low academic achievement in reading and math performance as measured by state assessments, such as the STAAR. Research participants in this study were limited to one elementary school located in a large urban school district in Southeast Texas. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze archival data of the 2012-2013 third and fourth grade STAAR math and reading results by investigating whether teacher perceptions affected student achievement. A quantitative method was utilized to see if patterns existed between teacher perceptions of their perceived preparedness to teach the TEKS with the achievement of their students on STAAR. A qualitative method was used to document the responses to interview questions that third and fourth grade teachers reported regarding their perceptions of the TEKS and its affect on their students' achievement. By gaining a better understanding of teacher perceptions, school leaders may support student learning by first supporting teacher learning. In addition to supporting teacher and student growth through data-driven professional development activities, this research may also have implications for measuring the effectiveness of school leaders, teacher education programs, and mentor programs. In this study, the professional development, ongoing teacher support and the many other continuous interventions affected the overall results of the study, and therefore this study was inconclusive and the researcher is unable to determine if teacher perceptions of the Student Expectations impact student achievement.

Download or read book Teacher Induction and Mentoring written by Juanjo Mena and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-01-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book draws together various theoretical and research-based perspectives to examine the institutionalization of mentoring processes for beginning teachers. Teacher induction, defined as the guidance provided to new teachers, is increasingly gaining traction as a key stage in promoting quality education. Major efforts have been put into reducing transitional challenges from being a student teacher to a practicing teacher; optimizing professional relationships and socialization into school dynamics; and increasing teacher retention. Mentoring has been proven to add benefits in assisting beginning teachers during the early years of their teaching career, because it provides the required knowledge and skills to face uncertain school scenarios and the complexities of practice. However, teacher induction programs are not part of regular instruction in many countries. The lack of teacher training during the induction phase might result in lower levels of commitment, professional isolation, or even attrition. This book calls for more concrete mentoring processes for early career teachers, and questions how this can be put into practice.

Download or read book Get Better Faster written by Paul Bambrick-Santoyo and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-07-25 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Effective and practical coaching strategies for new educators plus valuable online coaching tools Many teachers are only observed one or two times per year on average—and, even among those who are observed, scarcely any are given feedback as to how they could improve. The bottom line is clear: teachers do not need to be evaluated so much as they need to be developed and coached. In Get Better Faster: A 90-Day Plan for Coaching New Teachers, Paul Bambrick-Santoyo shares instructive tools of how school leaders can effectively guide new teachers to success. Over the course of the book, he breaks down the most critical actions leaders and teachers must take to achieve exemplary results. Designed for coaches as well as beginning teachers, Get Better Faster is an integral coaching tool for any school leader eager to help their teachers succeed. Get Better Faster focuses on what's practical and actionable which makes the book's approach to coaching so effective. By practicing the concrete actions and micro-skills listed in Get Better Faster, teachers will markedly improve their ability to lead a class, producing a steady chain reaction of future teaching success. Though focused heavily on the first 90 days of teacher development, it's possible to implement this work at any time. Junior and experienced teachers alike can benefit from the guidance of Get Better Faster while at the same time closing existing instructional gaps. Featuring valuable and practical online training tools available at http://www.wiley.com/go/getbetterfaster, Get Better Faster provides agendas, presentation slides, a coach's guide, handouts, planning templates, and 35 video clips of real teachers at work to help other educators apply the lessons learned in their own classrooms. Get Better Faster will teach you: The core principles of coaching: Go Granular; Plan, Practice, Follow Up, Repeat; Make Feedback More Frequent Top action steps to launch a teacher’s development in an easy-to-read scope and sequence guide It also walks you through the four phases of skill building: Phase 1 (Pre-Teaching): Dress Rehearsal Phase 2: Instant Immersion Phase 3: Getting into Gear Phase 4: The Power of Discourse Perfect for new educators and those who supervise them, Get Better Faster will also earn a place in the libraries of veteran teachers and school administrators seeking a one-stop coaching resource.

Download or read book Dual Language Education written by Kathryn J. Lindholm-Leary and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dual language education is a program that combines language minority and language majority students for instruction through two languages. This book provides the conceptual background for the program and discusses major implementation issues. Research findings summarize language proficiency and achievement outcomes from 8000 students at 20 schools, along with teacher and parent attitudes.

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