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Use of Standardized Tests in Teacher Evaluation for Career Ladder Systems
Author(s) -
Peterson Kenneth D.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
educational measurement: issues and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.158
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1745-3992
pISSN - 0731-1745
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-3992.1987.tb00395.x
Subject(s) - promotion (chess) , test (biology) , standardized test , selection (genetic algorithm) , mathematics education , psychology , medical education , computer science , political science , medicine , artificial intelligence , paleontology , politics , law , biology
In most current teacher evaluation systems, tests are typically used for all teachers or for none. Peterson describes how three Utah school districts employed tests, specifically National Teachers Examinations, as one line of optional evidence for use along with a selection of other evidence in the promotion of eligible teachers. The author indicates that the optional use of test scores both answers many objections to the testing of veteran teachers and allows the test results of teachers choosing to submit them to inform promotion decisions.