How do Test Scores at the Ceiling Affect Value-Added Estimates?

Some educators are concerned that students with test scores at top of the test score distribution will negatively affect the value-added estimates of teachers of those students. A conventional wisdom has sprung up suggesting that students with very high test scores have “no room to grow,” so value-a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alexandra Resch, Eric Isenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Statistics and Public Policy
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2330443X.2018.1460226