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Value-Added Measures in Education What Every Educator Needs to Know
Douglas N. Harris, foreword by Randi Weingarten
paper, 288 Pages
Pub. Date: Jan 2011
ISBN-13: 978-1-61250-000-3
Price: $26.95
cloth, 288 Pages
Pub. Date: Jan 2011
ISBN-13: 978-1-934742-06-8
Price: $49.95
In Value-Added Measures in Education, economist and education researcher Douglas N. Harris takes on one of the most hotly debated topics in education. Drawing on his extensive work with schools and districts, he sets out to help educators and policy makers understand this innovative approach to assessment. More
Praise
Public debate rages over the complicated issues of high-stakes testing, school accountability, and merit pay. In Value-Added Measures in Education, Doug Harris offers a detailed, reasoned, and accessible explanation of what standardized test scores can truly measure and how we can design educational accountability systems that improve teaching and learning. A much-needed voice in this rancorous conversation! — Daniel A. Domenech, executive director, American Association of School Administrators
Value-added measurement is at the heart of today’s efforts to reform accountability, teacher evaluation, and teacher pay. Yet those responsible for these systems are often unsure of the practical challenges or potential pitfalls. Doug Harris, one of the nation’s leading authorities on value-added, has rendered a signal service in penning this accessible, practical ‘user’s manual.’ Value-Added Measures in Education is essential reading for district leaders, policy makers, reformers, and educators. — Frederick M. Hess, director of education policy studies, American Enterprise InstituteMore
About the Author
Douglas N. Harris is associate professor of educational policy and public affairs at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. His more than two dozen articles about teachers and accountability have been published in economics and education journals and cited in the national media, including CNN, Education Week, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal. He co-chaired the 2008 National Conferences on Value-Added in Madison, Wisconsin, and Washington, DC. He is a regular adviser to members of Congress, governors, school districts, and other education policymakers on value-added and other educational policy issues. In addition to his research and teaching, he is a former school board member.