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Validity Of The Educator Evaluation Instrument In The State Of West Virginia, Carla Howe
Validity Of The Educator Evaluation Instrument In The State Of West Virginia, Carla Howe
Wayne State University Dissertations
In the state of West Virginia, the educator evaluation system was implemented in 2010 as part of a comprehensive system of support to increase teacher effectiveness and student learning. As part of the system, the Educator Evaluation Instrument was developed to measure teachers' effectiveness. This study was conducted to determine whether the Educator Evaluation Instrument was valid for use in measuring effectiveness.
A hierarchical confirmatory factor analysis (HCFA) was conducted on the scores from the demonstration year. The data were not normal, nor was good model fit established based on the current model. Because good model fit could not be …