Panel Paper:
Do Value-Added Models Provide an Unbiased Alternative to Proficiency Rates?
Saturday, April 8, 2017
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10:35 AM
Founders Hall Room 470 (George Mason University Schar School of Policy)
*Names in bold indicate Presenter
Since the expiration of No Child Left Behind, policymakers are the state and local levels
have needed to create new accountability tools to replace proficiency benchmarks. A popular
alternative has value-added models. This paper uses an OLS and fixed effects model to test
whether the adoption of value-added models in Philadelphia can provide more equitable
accountability outcomes, as value-added outcomes should be less correlated with socioeconomic
factors than proficiency rates. Generally, this paper finds that value-added models are less
correlated with socioeconomic factors and could result in more equitable outcomes when used as
an accountability tool.
have needed to create new accountability tools to replace proficiency benchmarks. A popular
alternative has value-added models. This paper uses an OLS and fixed effects model to test
whether the adoption of value-added models in Philadelphia can provide more equitable
accountability outcomes, as value-added outcomes should be less correlated with socioeconomic
factors than proficiency rates. Generally, this paper finds that value-added models are less
correlated with socioeconomic factors and could result in more equitable outcomes when used as
an accountability tool.
