6. What’s the Difference compared to the Current Measurement? AYP Value-Added School progress is an all-or-nothing affair Better measure of school improvement Teachers and administrators are held accountable Focus on individual classrooms Raise achievement of students in the subset that satisfies requirements Raise achievement of all students Compare last year students with current students Tracks individual students over time
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9. Teaching Patterns The shed pattern occurs when the lowest achievers make the greatest gains in the classroom and the highest achievers are held back.
10. Teaching Patterns Continued… The reverse shed pattern occurs when the teacher is teaching to the high achievers at the expense of other students.