An empirical comparison of statistical models for value-added assessment of school performance

Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-36

  Tekwe, Carmen D ^a,f   Carter, Randy L ^b   Ma, Chang Xing ^c,g   Algina, James ^c   Lucas, Maurice E ^d,h   Roth, Jeffrey ^c,i   Ariet, Mario ^c,j,k   Fisher, Thomas ^e   Resnick, Michael B ^c,i  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d Alachua County   (United States)

^e Fisher Education Consulting Inc ^*  (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Farber Hall Rm 249 ^*  (United States)

^h School Board of Alachua County   (United States)

ⁱ Box 100296   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k Box 100372   (United States)

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Author keywords

Empirical comparison; Hierarchical linear model; Layered mixed effects model; Simple fixed effects model; Simple versus complex methods; Value added assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942666261     PISSN: 10769986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/10769986029001011     Document Type: Review

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