Impacts of Teacher Evaluation and Professional Development on Student Outcomes

Impacts of Teacher Evaluation and Professional Development on Student OutcomesAuthor(s): Edward Crowe, Rena F. Subotnik\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Inc, United States\nImprint: Information Age Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781617358630, 978-1617358630\nSynopsis\nThis particular case study is designed to explore the extent to which a teacher evaluation system is effective. It also addresses the challenge of measuring student achievement gains when the students in question are already at the high end of the scale, a different yet importantproblem in an era when many concentrate on low-hanging fruit or students on the bubble between failure and marginal performance. By presenting a realworld case, various research methods for studying issues raised by the case, and the interchange among scholars engaged in this effort, this volume will allow educational policymakers and practitioners to decide if a proposed approach is compelling and relevant for their settings. Concurrentl.