Value-Added Models and the Next Generation of Assessments NCLB VAM
- Author(s):
- Meyer, Robert H.; Dokumaci, Emin
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Source:
- Paper presented at the Exploratory Seminar: Measurement Challenges Within the Race to the Top Agenda, Dec 2009
- Document Type:
- Paper
- Page Count:
- 43
- Subject/Key Words:
- K-12 Education, Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge, Growth Models, Educational Accountability, Value Added Models (VAM), ETS K-12 Center, Assessment
Abstract
This paper discusses some of the fundamental features of value‐added models, with particular focus on the interaction between the design and interpretation of value‐added models and the design and properties of student assessments. We present a case study using actual state and district data from Wisconsin.