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Interpreting Teacher Value-Added & Diagnostic Reports

Ohios Measures Fall, 2014 Sessions

Instructions: Review the following 8
th
grade math teachers value-added report and
diagnostic report and complete the interpretation questions.
1. What is the teachers current year value-added estimate?



2. What is the teachers index and the effectiveness level for the current year?



3. What trend do you see in the teachers effectiveness over multiple years, if applicable?




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4. Did students reach the expected level of growth for the year?



5. What trends emerge in the teachers estimate over time?


6. What trends do you see in the teachers diagnostic report?


7. Which prior-achievement subgroup is showing growth?


8. Are there areas that the teacher could share possible successful practices that yielded high
growth results in students?