Evaluating teacher effectiveness: can classroom observations identify practices that raise achievement?

Authors :: Kane, Thomas J.
Taylor, Eric S.
Tyler, John H.
Wooten, Amy L.
Source :: Education Next. Summer, 2011, Vol. 11 Issue 3, p54, 7 p.
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: 'The Widget Effect,' a widely read 2009 report from The New Teacher Project, surveyed the teacher evaluation systems in 14 large American school districts and concluded that status quo systems [...]

Subjects :: Teachers, Rating of -- Methods
Observation (Educational method) -- Methods
Competency based education -- Management
Performance-based assessment -- Methods
Company business management
Education
Social sciences

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