Friday, November 4, 2011: 2:00 PM-3:00 PM
Taos (Albuquerque Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Ruth L. Wunderlich
National, state, and local educational policymakers currently promote, and are implementing, systems that use students’ test scores to determine a teacher’s effectiveness. Does this method achieve valid comparisons of teachers? What are the barriers to using students' data to find statistically significant differences among individual teachers?
Presentation Format: 9-12 Session
Grade Band Audience: General Interest/All Audiences