How are multiple measures used in teacher evaluation related to one another and student learning?
In July 2009, NCTE commenced a six-year effort to join disparate strands of education research, and develop a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of how to measure teacher and teaching effectiveness. NCTE is developing valid measures of effective mathematics teaching to be shared with practitioners, policymakers, and researchers. The measures may help target and plan teacher training, and improve teacher observation and feedback processes.
There are three key strands of the work:
- The core study Developing Measures of Effective Mathematics Teaching, which included a extensive data collection effort, and the development of valid and reliable tools to the field of education. Read the research overview.
- Supplementary studies that aim to be responsive to the needs of education practitioners and policymakers. These studies investigate professional environments, teacher effects, teacher evaluation systems, and item response theory.
- National leadership activities such as conferences and webinars. You can learn more about these topics by accessing our resources below.
The project is led by Harvard Graduate School of Education Professors Thomas J. Kane and Heather Hill, Dartmouth College Professor Douglas O. Staiger, and Project Director Corinne Herlihy.