Value-Added+System+in+Tennessee

Value-Added Assessment System in Tennessee

 * TVAAS 10+ years; Sanders
 * one of the most systematic analyses of patterns in student achievement
 * classroom reports not public, but used by teachers and administrators to set professional development goals for teachers
 * teacher effectiveness reports provide useful feedback for teacher self-assessment and the supervisory process

Information Provided by TVAAS

Student Level:
 * 1) Gains for each subject for the three most recent years
 * 2) 3-year average gains
 * 3) Comparisons of gains to averages for the school, district, state, and nation

Teacher Level:
 * 1) Average gains of students in each subject and grade level taught by the teacher in the three most recent years
 * 2) Average gains of students in the school district in each subject and grade level during the current year
 * 3) Comparison of average gains to those for the district, state, and nation

Why was TVAAS designed? To measure "the influence that school systems, schools, and teachers have on indicators of student learning."