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Overview: Technical Overview Evaluation of the US Education Growth Model Pilot What the Federal Government Evaluation tells us about AYP Growth Models Growth Fact Sheet
Examples and FAQs from Massachusetts Growth Model
Colorado Growth Model Resources: Colorado Growth Model Tutorial Colorado Growth Model
Video Resources: Growth Model Video Part 1 Growth Model Video Part 2 Growth Model Video Part 3 This is a collection of introductions on the concepts and applications of the student growth percentile model (or the Colorado growth model). They are all 5-7 minute videos and are very easy to understand.
Part 1: An overview of the Colorado growth model - the general ideas and concepts Part 2: Individual data - meanings and applications of student level growth data Part 3: School and district data - meanings and applications of school / district level growth data Part 4: What is the next step - How Colorado will use growth data to communicate with school / district administrators, teachers, parents and students
Controversy About Using Growth Data in Teacher and Principal Evaluations US Department of Education Viewpoint and Requirements: Teacher Evaluations Measuring Teacher Effectiveness with Growth Models
An Example from Colorado Problems with Using Test Scores to Evaluate Teachers
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