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Author: Audrey Amrein-Beardsley (Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University, USA)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Dimensions:
Width: 17.40cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 24.60cm
Weight: 0.612kg
ISBN: 9780415820110
ISBN 10: 0415820111
Pages: 274
Publication Date: 02 May 2014
Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Amrein-Beardsley (Arizona State Univ.) gives readers a thorough critique of the various analytical measures used to document students' academic progress over time as such measures are used to assess the value of a teacher and/or school...Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate, research, and professional collections. - A. L. Hsu, State University of New York College at Old Westbury, in CHOICE, January 2015 Rethinking Value-Added Models in Education is the single most comprehensive resource on the uses and abuses of Value-added Measurement (VAM) in U.S. education policy. There is something for everyone in this text: from definitions for those with no background in statistics to thorough discussions of the reining positions and debates between researchers. It therefore serves as a primer on education policy as well as a deep dive into the specifics of VAM. -Education Review
Amrein-Beardsley (Arizona State Univ.) gives readers a thorough critique of the various analytical measures used to document students' academic progress over time as such measures are used to assess the value of a teacher and/or school...Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate, research, and professional collections. - A. L. Hsu, State University of New York College at Old Westbury, in CHOICE, January 2015 Rethinking Value-Added Models in Education is the single most comprehensive resource on the uses and abuses of Value-added Measurement (VAM) in U.S. education policy. There is something for everyone in this text: from definitions for those with no background in statistics to thorough discussions of the reining positions and debates between researchers. It therefore serves as a primer on education policy as well as a deep dive into the specifics of VAM. -Education Review
Amrein-Beardsley (Arizona State Univ.) gives readers a thorough critique of the various analytical measures used to document students' academic progress over time as such measures are used to assess the value of a teacher and/or school...Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate, research, and professional collections. - A. L. Hsu, State University of New York College at Old Westbury, in CHOICE, January 2015 Rethinking Value-Added Models in Education is the single most comprehensive resource on the uses and abuses of Value-added Measurement (VAM) in U.S. education policy. There is something for everyone in this text: from definitions for those with no background in statistics to thorough discussions of the reining positions and debates between researchers. It therefore serves as a primer on education policy as well as a deep dive into the specifics of VAM. -Education Review
Author Information
Audrey Amrein-Beardsley, Ph.D., is currently an Associate Professor in Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. She is one of the top Edu-Scholars in the nation, honored for being an academic who is contributing substantially to public debates about the nation's educational system. She is also creator and host of the blog: VAMboozled! (vamboozled.com).
