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EQ: What is value-added modeling doing in education? . REALLY?. VALUE-ADDED MODELING. Value-Added Modeling (VAM) = Measure of “teacher effectiveness”. Vam controls. VAM attempts to control for: Socio-Economic Class Past Performance. Vam stats. 40% Washington D.C. 165 fired in 2010
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VALUE-ADDED MODELING • Value-Added Modeling (VAM) = Measure of “teacher effectiveness”
Vam controls • VAM attempts to control for: • Socio-Economic Class • Past Performance
Vam stats • 40% • Washington D.C. • 165 fired in 2010 • 206 fired in 2011 • 98 fired in 2012 • 35/50
Problems with vam • Union Opposition • Validity • Cross Pollination • Control?