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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796197903321

Autore

Kennedy Kate <1979 May 3->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, , [2012]

�2012

ISBN

1-4522-6945-9

1-5063-3547-0

1-4522-6901-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxviii, 170 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Classificazione

5,3

DP 1740

Disciplina

371.102

Soggetti

Effective teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""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""

Sommario/riassunto

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.