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I think it is crazy that study cost $50M though.
I agree 50 million is crazy.
The study did not recommend to do away with testing, just that is should not be rated as high. The test should just make up a small percentage of the rating.
This study did not seem to take into consideration the home values of the students. A teacher that gets to teach students from families that value education, discipline, etc will get better results than one that teaches students from families that do not value education.
The three year Measures of Effective Teaching Study was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. I think what it uncovered is fascinating, fwiw.
LINK HERE
But researchers found they could pick out the best teachers in a school and even predict roughly how much their students would learn if they rated the educators through a formula that put equal weight on student input, test scores and detailed classroom observations by principals and peers.
In fact, some states that relied heavily on those value-added measures are already rethinking.