PPDE 671 - Week 6 Activity

What is the binary rating system used in the Weisberg paper?

Existing policies designed to enhance student learning target the correct factors

Almost all teachers are evaluated as "Satisfactory", but their students have varying academic outcomes?

What is a problem with developing a comprehensive evaluation problem mentioned by the Cincinnati Federation of Teachers?

Teacher quality is the sole influential factor in student performance

What are the three teacher parameters used in one of the readings for this week?

Do teacher credentials, Licensure test scores, skills, and personal values all reflect the true quality of teaching?

Making it more normalized to dismiss ineffective teachers with low-stake options is a possible recommendation

What problem do teacher evaluations hope to correct?

What is the widget effect?

In the Kennedy reading, which is not part of Gilbert and Malone's first steps in drawing a causal infrence?

The widget effects leads into three major issues. What is one example of one of these three issues?

In the Kennedy reading, what does he mean by the fundamental attribution error?

Existing policies typically underestimate the teacher's personal characteristics have on student achievement

What is an example of an issue that impacts the quality of learning for others that is mentioned in the Kennedy reading?

What is one limitation that is present in both the Kennedy and Weisberg research papers

Is Professor Schweig an effective professor?