Supporting Research
Principals May Inflate Teacher Evaluation Scores to Achieve Important Goals
Post Date: August 31st, 2021NEE researchers recently explored the motivating factors that influence principal leniency in relation to classroom observation ratings. This brief provides a summary of the research, findings, and implications.
Design Features of Online Teacher Professional Development: A Design Case for Re-Developing the EdHub Library to Improve Usability and Alignment of Content with Teacher Standards
Post Date: June 24th, 2021Purpose of the paper This paper examines the design case for redeveloping the EdHub professional learning library in 2017-2018. The paper analyzes the user experience with the first generation of
Not Just Generalizability: A Case for Multifaceted Latent Trait Models in Teacher Observation Systems
Post Date: February 6th, 2020When classroom observations are used to evaluate teachers, how do we know that the ratings teachers are given are trustworthy? The purpose of this study was to illustrate a way to evaluate the quality of classroom observation ratings.