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The Evaluation Of Rhode Island Public High School Teachers: The Impact On Students, Stephen Lamontagne
The Evaluation Of Rhode Island Public High School Teachers: The Impact On Students, Stephen Lamontagne
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In 2012, the state of Rhode Island began the full implementation of a high-stakes teacher evaluation system. Its purpose is to increase teacher accountability and to improve student performance. However, a significant amount of literature casts doubt about the effectiveness and validity of teacher evaluation. This paper utilizes statistical methods including regression and decision trees in order to determine whether or not there is a relationship between teacher evaluation in Rhode Island and student performance, using RI Department of Education Data for each school from 2008-2015. Furthermore, this presentation investigates other factors that affect schools, to see if changes in …