Dan Willingham explains why “value added” measures are not a fair method for determining teacher pay:
Hat Tip: Robert Pondisco at Core Knowledge Blog.
The Unfairness of Using “Value Added” Meaures To Determine Teacher Pay
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1 Comment:
1 Meredith
· Jun 9, 2009 at 11:11 am
I love the video. It explains exactly why value-added data is not a good measure of school/teacher success. Thank you for posting this. It was easy to understand and had a very important message. =)