Value-Added -- Resources

Module 1 PowerPoints

Module 1 Readings

Putting Value-Added Data to Good Use

Frequently Asked Questions about Value-Added and the Gift Community

Rethinking the Motivational Dynamics of Productive Assessment

Value-Added Frequently Asked Questions

Implementation Stories

The Revelations of Value-Added

Module 1 Resources

Bill Sanders Biography

District & School Report Cards in Ohio
The iLRC is an interactive tool developed for parents, educators, lawmakers, community members, and researchers to provide current and historical Local Report Card data. You will be able to locate information about your school or district such as proficiency test results, graduation rates, financial data, and demographics.

Data Driven Decisions for Academic Achievement (D³A2)
The Data Driven Decisions for Academic Achievement (D³A2) initiative will provide a systematic approach for Ohio educators to access data and aligned resources. Users will be able to identify and access resources to meet the specific needs of their students. The end result will be an easy-to-use resource that has the potential to save time, improve instruction and raise student achievement.

Wyoming, Ohio City Schools web site

Local Report Card and Accountability Information including AYP goals for each year.

AYP in the No Child Left Behind federal department of education requirements.

Ohio Value-added Accountability Task force (including meeting minutes). The Ohio Accountability Task Force was created in House Bill 3 to guide the implementation of 'value-added' progress measures into the accountability system.

Checking for Understanding Answers

Getting Ready for Value-Added Analysis: Implementation Stories - Examples of how value-added metric has been used at the district, building and grade level.

Module 2 PowerPoints

Understanding Factors Related to Student Learning

Module 2 Readings

A History of Value-Added in Ohio

Benefits of Value-Added for Teachers

Benefits of Value-Added for Principals

Benefits of Value-Added for Superintendents

Module 2 Resources

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as "the Nation's Report Card," is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas.

The National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest) works to end the misuses and flaws of standardized testing and to ensure that evaluation of students, teachers and schools is fair, open, valid and educationally beneficial.

Understanding by Design (UbD) is a framework for improving student achievement.
Emphasizing the teacher's critical role as a designer of student learning, UbD works within the standards-driven curriculum to help teachers clarify learning goals, devise revealing assessments of student understanding, and craft effective and engaging learning activities.

ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING: Formative Assessment That Can Improve Student Learning. Website for Rick Stiggins’ related work.

Blueprints for Ohio's Achievement Tests. Test blueprints contain information about individual tests, including the number of test items and the number of points for each test item. In addition, test blueprints identify the number of test items by category: short-answer, multiple-choice or extended-response. Blueprints for reading, writing, mathematics, science and social studies are available.

Battelle for Kids has numerous resources for K12 professional development, including standards-based curriculum and instruction resources in addition to the value-added assessment materials.

Data-Driven Decisions for Academic Achievement

A History of Value-Added in Ohio

Getting Ready for Value-Added, Creating a Climate of Success

Value-Added Analysis Validates the Importance of Teacher Collaboration

Module 3 PowerPoints

Module 3 Readings

Module 3 Resources

General Resources

Battelle For Kids
Professional development and standards-based resources/Project SOAR Value-added pilot.

Center for Greater Philadelphia VA resources
Many resources and state/district map of value-added around the United States.

Value-Added Assessment Annotated Bibliography

Teacher Quality Partnership Value-Added Annotate Bibliography

General Assessment
Useful online resources related to assessment in general are in this folder.

Assessment Training Institute
Rick Stiggins — link to free DVD.

State / National Accountability
Links to Ohio and U.S. Department of Education and related accountability links are here.

US Dept of Education - AYP
More details about federal guidelines for Adequate Yearly Progress. (For Module 1, I - A - 2)

Ohio Report Cards
To locate local school and district report cards in Ohio.

References

Brief History of Educational Value Added by L Saunders
http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com

A Potential Outcomes View of Value Added assessment in education
http://www-stat.wharton.upenn.edu

An Empirical Comparison of Statistical Models for Value Added
http://www.aera.net/publications

Assessment of the Statistical Methodology used in TVAAS by Sanders
http://www.cgp.upenn.edu

Improving school accountability measures
http://www.nber.org/papers/w8156

Let's see more empirical studies on Value Added by McCaffrey
http://www.aera.net/publications/?id=615

The Revelations of Value-Added
http://www.cgp.upenn.edu/ope_news.html