tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post622966351078075509..comments2024-03-22T02:15:56.280-07:00Comments on Jersey Jazzman: Another Reformy Practice Not Grounded in Research: SGOsDukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-30389138592867592002013-11-05T19:07:21.756-08:002013-11-05T19:07:21.756-08:00A 2013 review of research bearing on SLOs conclude...A 2013 review of research bearing on SLOs concluded that no studies provide evidence of the reliability or validity of this process for teacher evaluation. No studies provide evidence that the stated objectives for students, if achieved, can be attributed only to the influence of the teacher. Several studies reported problems with the extensive time needed for training evaluators and the costs of monitoring the SLO process. All studies documented unresolved issues in the validity, reliability, and fairness of SLOs for high-stakes evaluations of teachers in a wide range of subjects and job assignments (Gill, Bruch, & Booker, 2013). Gill, B., Bruch, J., & Booker, K. (2013). Using alternative student growth measures for evaluating teacher performance: What the literature says. (REL 2013–002). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic. Retrieved from http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs. More on this topic by email to chapmanlh@aol.comLaura h. Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00554338609112790492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-87172347402891101042013-10-03T20:23:18.120-07:002013-10-03T20:23:18.120-07:00In Maryland, as part of the Race To The Top grant ...In Maryland, as part of the Race To The Top grant (enthusiastically supported by the Prince George's County Educators Assosciation,) 20% of a teacher's evaluation is to be based upon the Maryland School Assessment test starting this year.<br />This, despite the fact that Maryland schools are implementing a Common Core based curriculum that will not be aligned with the Spring 2014 MSA.<br />I asked David Volrath, the person in charge of this at the Maryland State Department of Education, for the research that was used to establish using test scores for any percentage of an evaluation.<br />He replied that there was none.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-72179758162699789102013-10-03T20:18:13.623-07:002013-10-03T20:18:13.623-07:00Good point. Good point. Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-32321422033355392462013-10-03T20:07:57.197-07:002013-10-03T20:07:57.197-07:00jj, you didn't mention that in the study menti...jj, you didn't mention that in the study mentioned in the first link, the Teachers where paid a bonus for their SLOs. One would think that for $1000. some Teachers may spend many hours to meet their SLO and may skip things like History and Science!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com