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- Title
Using Evidence for Teacher Education Program Improvement and Accountability: An Illustrative Case of the Role of Value-Added Measures.
- Authors
Plecki, Margaret L.; Elfers, Ana M.; Nakamura, Yugo
- Abstract
In this article, the authors consider what can be learned from limited forms of evidence, for purposes of accountability and improvement of teacher education programs. They begin with a review of recent research on how evidence has been used to examine the effectiveness of teacher preparation and development. Using empirical evidence from a state with limited data capacity, they illustrate what can be learned from value-added measures as one form of evidence. As a case in point, the value-added scores for fifth-grade teachers are used to answer the question: To what extent are teachers’ years of experience and the institutions from which they obtained their teacher training related to student achievement? The authors conclude with a discussion of the use of evidence by shifting the focus of accountability from simply responding to external requirements to developing internal practices that generate knowledge for improvement, and argue for collective responsibility among multiple stakeholders.
- Subjects
UNITED States; TEACHER effectiveness; TEACHER education research; EVIDENCE-based education; UNITED States education system; EDUCATION policy; EDUCATIONAL change
- Publication
Journal of Teacher Education, 2012, Vol 63, Issue 5, p318
- ISSN
0022-4871
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0022487112447110