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Student Growth Models

Author: Trisha Fyfe

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Video Transcript

Notes on “Student Growth Models”

Overview

(00:00- 00:28) Introduction/Objectives

(00:29- 01:10) How Can We Measure Student Growth?

(01:11- 01:49) Methods Available to Measure Growth

(01:50- 04:16) Method 1: Student Growth Percentile

(04:17- 05:20) Method 2: VAM- Controlling for Student Background

(05:21- 06:30) Method 3: VAM- Correlating Student Growth and School/Teacher Growth

(06:31- 08:01) What is the Best Method?

(08:02- 08:41) Recap

(08:42- 09:22) Reflection 

Additional Resources

Selecting Growth Measures for School and Teacher Evaluations: Should Proportionality Matter?

This research article examines the measures for student growth and the need to account for school environment and student demographics.
http://www.caldercenter.org/sites/default/files/wp-80-updated-v3.pdf


Choosing the Right Growth Measure

This Education Next article states that methods should compare similar schools and teachers.
http://educationnext.org/choosing-the-right-growth-measure/