We present here a top-notch review of the LA Times article bashing teachers with a so-called value-added analysis of teacher effectiveness. Dr. Stephen Krashen, professor emeritus at the University of Southern California, carefully takes apart the value-added approach as it applies to education and concludes that the Times is practicing education research without a license. To read the Kashen review, click here.
Practicing Education Research Without a License
– August 20, 2010Posted in: Articles
It is common practice to assign some teachers to classes of higher achievers and other teachers to “regular” classes. This practice will be reflected in an analysis of student and teacher performance.