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How Does a Value-Added Model Compare to the Colorado Growth Model?

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  • Elias Walsh
  • Eric Isenberg

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This working paper compares teacher evaluation scores from a typical value-added model with results from the Colorado Growth Model (CGM) and finds that use of the CGM in place of a value-added model depresses the evaluation scores for teachers with more English language learner students and increases the evaluation scores for teachers of low-achieving students.

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  • Elias Walsh & Eric Isenberg, 2013. "How Does a Value-Added Model Compare to the Colorado Growth Model?," Mathematica Policy Research Reports e703eea3252e43d39fee791e5, Mathematica Policy Research.
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