2012-05-10T18:02:47Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/l/lockwood_j_r.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG158.html 2004-05-02T01:17:00Z 2004-05-02T01:17:00Z

Clarifies the primary questions raised by the use of value-added models (VAM) for measuring teacher effects, reviews the most important recent applications of VAM, and discusses statistical and measurement issues associated with VAM.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG351.html 2005-09-29T08:10:00Z 2005-09-29T08:10:00Z

Reports an evaluation of Edison Schools, the nation’s largest for-profit manager of public schools. RAND analyzed Edison’s school improvement strategies the implementation of those strategies, and effects on student achievement.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9149.html 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

This research brief describes work documented in Inspiration, Perspiration, and Time: Operations and Achievement in Edison Schools (MG-351-EDU).

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9211.html 2006-11-14T11:27:00Z 2006-11-14T11:27:00Z

This research brief summarizes a three-year study of the relationship between reform-oriented instruction and student performance in mathematics and science.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9273.html 2007-07-02T11:32:00Z 2007-07-02T11:32:00Z

This research brief summarizes an analysis of the two educational options provided under the No Child Left Behind Act to students in Title I schools that are identified for improvement: school choice and supplemental educational services.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9050.html 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

This research brief describes work documented in Evaluating Value-Added Models for Teacher Accountability (MG-158-EDU).

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR471.html 2007-09-19T08:57:00Z 2007-09-19T08:57:00Z

Examines criticisms of the random effects model, which is meant to control for student heterogeneity, in the context of longitudinal student achievement test data.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR336.html 2006-02-08T10:59:00Z 2006-02-08T10:59:00Z

Describes a vignette-based measure of reform-oriented mathematics instruction in which teachers read several contextualized descriptions of teaching practices and rate the degree to which the options correspond to their own likely behaviors.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR262.html 2005-05-20T09:50:00Z 2005-05-20T09:50:00Z

A Value-Added Modeling Approach for Examining the Relationship Between Reform Teaching and Mathematics Achievement

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR166.html 2004-12-21T12:10:00Z 2004-12-21T12:10:00Z

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR117.html 2004-12-21T12:09:00Z 2004-12-21T12:09:00Z

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1165.html 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The use of complex value-added models that attempt to isolate the contributions of teachers or schools to student development is increasing. Several variations on these models are being applied in the research literature, and policy makers have expre...

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1266.html 2007-09-04T10:27:00Z 2007-09-04T10:27:00Z

Demonstrates through analysis and simulation that the mixed model approach to tracking repeated measurements can mitigate bias due to uncontrolled differences among individuals, and applies it to student achievement measures.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1265.html 2007-06-21T06:56:00Z 2007-06-21T06:56:00Z

The No Child Left Behind Act provided the option to transfer students to higher-achieving schools or to enroll them in supplemental programs. This study examined the characteristics of participating students and the resulting impact on achievement.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1269.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Conclusions about individual teachers' performance based on value-added models can be sensitive to the ways in which student achievement is measured.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1075.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Using State School Accountability Data to Evaluate Federal Programs: A Long Uphill Road

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110024.html 2011-01-06T00:00:00Z 2011-01-06T00:00:00Z

We develop the "generalized persistence" (GP) model, a Bayesian multivariate model for estimating teacher effects that accommodates longitudinal data that are not vertically scaled by allowing less than perfect correlation of a teacher's effects across test administrations.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110021.html 2011-02-28T00:00:00Z 2011-02-28T00:00:00Z

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070708.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Independent randomization of individuals doesn't guarantee exact balance,

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20050016.html 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The use of standardized test scores to facilitate school reform is now a cornerstone of education policy in the United States.