Tag: VAM

  • OPINION: Teachers Say VAM Evaluations Are Flawed

    OPINION: Teachers Say VAM Evaluations Are Flawed

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    Teachers Say VAM Evaluations are Flawed Marc Yacht, MD, MPH Many of Florida’s public school teachers see little value in the value-added-model (VAM) teacher evaluation process that’s being used this year. Also labeled “value added analysis” or “value added assessment,” the evaluation tool is tied to student testing results. VAM assesses how one student’s scores…