Title Information
Title
In Search of High-Quality Evaluation Feedback: An Administrator Training Field Experiment
Name
Name Part
Matthew Kraft
Role
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author
Name
Name Part
Alvin Christian
Role
Role Term (marcrelator) (authorityURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators", valueURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut")
author
Subject
Topic
teacher evaluation
Subject
Topic
observation and feedback
Subject
Topic
feedback quality
Subject
Topic
randomized controlled trial
Subject (edworkp)
Topic
K-12 Education
Subject (edworkp)
Topic
Educator preparation, professional development, performance and evaluation
Subject (edworkp)
Topic
Program and policy effects
Origin Information
Date Created
2019
Publisher
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Abstract
Starting in 2011, Boston Public Schools (BPS) implemented major reforms to its teacher evaluation system with a focus on promoting teacher development. We administered independent district-wide surveys in 2014 and 2015 to capture BPS teachers’ perceptions of the evaluation feedback they receive. Teachers generally reported that evaluators were fair and accurate, but that they struggled to provide high-quality feedback. We conduct a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the district’s efforts to improve this feedback through an intensive training program for evaluators. We find little evidence the program affected evaluators’ feedback, teacher retention, or student achievement. Our results suggest that improving the quality of evaluation feedback may require more fundamental changes to the design and implementation of teacher evaluation systems.
Language
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eng
Type of Resource
text
Genre (aat)
grey literature
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edworkingpapers.com
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Identifier: DOI
10.26300/ydke-mt05
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