By Grace Shelton @Grace C Shelton Parent/Teacher Relationships Previously, we have looked into how parent involvement in schools can improve student outcomes. We now aim to look more specifically at how parent and teacher relationships can further those positive impacts. Aside from parents and caregivers, teachers are perhaps the most significant adult in a child’s […]
By Grace Shelton @GraceCShelton Student perception surveys (SPSs) can be used in evaluations of instructors. They are important for a variety of reasons, all of which have been outlined in our latest series on survey usage in state evaluation systems. Students know their teachers best and spend the most amount of time observing them. Research […]
By Grace Shelton @GraceCShelton In conjunction with the release of the MET study 3 years ago, multiple states began investing in research on using student surveys in order to evaluate teachers. In Ohio, the American Institute for Research (AIR) conducted a study on student surveys. More specifically, AIR examined the costs and benefits of survey […]
By Grace Shelton @GraceCShelton In continuing our deep dive into the use of surveys in statewide evaluations, we further examined NCTQ’s database in order to determine whether or not states with successful principal effectiveness ratings utilize surveys and educator feedback when evaluating administrators. When doing this, we found that NCTQ not only awards points to […]
By Grace Shelton @GraceCShelton State Spotlight: Iowa and the Use of Student Surveys in Teacher Professional Practice Evaluations Recently, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) released its annual State of the States report for the year 2019. In this report, state teacher and principal policies were evaluated and compared to one another in order […]
