What is the downside? What are the risks of implementing value-added assessment as part of an accountability system?
There are a number of statistical safeguards built into the value-added methodology to ensure that educators will be judged fairly. Most important is the use of multiple years of data, so that educators are not penalized because they’ve had a personal crisis or temporary difficulty. Additionally, test score data are coupled with observation of their classroom skills and knowledge, further reducing the possibility of an unfair assessment.
Related Questions
- How is the current Adult Education Assessment and Accountability system deployed across the 260 funded agencies? Will CDE make available the system that is linked to the current system?
- What period of time has the current provider of the Adult Education Assessment and Accountability system held the CDE contract?
- What is the downside? What are the risks of implementing value-added assessment as part of an accountability system?
