What a Difference a Difference Makes: Comparing Outcomes on Different Observational Instruments for Teacher Evaluation

• In Event: 31.091 - Roundtable Session 10
  In Roundtable Session: 31.091-9 - Accountability: Issues of Measurement and Model Quality

Abstract

This paper examines how different instruments for observational evaluation of instruction render judgments about teacher quality. As teacher evaluation systems move to high-stakes consequences for teachers’ promotion, tenure, and retention, this paper investigates whether different instruments render different outcomes regarding teacher performance. The paper also considers the role of raters’ content knowledge in using observational instruments for assessing teachers.

Authors

• Jennifer M. Lewis, Wayne State University

• S. Asli Ozgun-Koca, Wayne State University

• Kaili Hardamon, Wayne State University

• Lenuel Hernandez, Wayne State University

• Sarah Isaksen, Wayne State University

• Monica McLeod, Detroit Public Schools

• Christopher Dennis Nazelli, Wayne State University