The effect of summer on value-added assessments of teacher and school performance

This study examines the effects of including the summer period on value-added assessments (VAA) of teacher and school performance at the early grades. The results indicate that 40-62% of the variance in VAA estimates originates from the summer period, depending on the outcome. Furthermore, when summ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gregory J Palardy, Luyao Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arizona State University 2015-09-01
Series:Education Policy Analysis Archives
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Online Access:https://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/article/view/1997