How to use value-added analysis to improve student learning : a field guide for school and district leaders / Kate Kennedy, Mary Peters, Mike Thomas ; foreword by Douglas B. Reeves.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kennedy, Kate, 1979 May 3- author.

Peters, Mary, 1956- author.

Thomas, Mike, 1952- author.

Contributor:

Reeves, Douglas B., 1953- writer of supplementary textual content.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Effective teaching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxviii, 170 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin, [2012]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This step-by-step guide shows how to transform schools with value-added analysis, the most robust, statistically significant method for measuring student learning over time. The authors feature a continuous improvement model that shows how to use value-added data to raise student achievement.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Chapter 1 - Step I: What Is Value-Added Analysis?""; ""Chapter 2 - Step I: Jump Into Value-Added Analysis""; ""Chapter 3 - Step I: A Framework for Systemic Improvement""; ""Chapter 4 - Step II: Assess District-Level Value-Added Reports to Determine Strengths and Challenges""; ""Chapter 5 - Step II: Assess Building-Level Value-Added Reports to Determine Strengths and Challenges""

""Chapter 6 - Step II: Assess Teacher-Level Value-Added Reports to Determine Strengths and Challenges""""Chapter 7 - Steps III and IV: Identify Root Causes and Produce an Improvement Plan""; ""Chapter 8 - Step V: Take Action, Monitor, and Adjust""; ""Afterword""; ""Glossary""; ""References""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781452269450

1452269459

9781506335476

1506335470

9781452269016

1452269017

OCLC:

842851691