Value Added Assessment

What is the Value Added Assessment? We had a few questions about it, like what is it? Why does teachers need to be evaluated? What happens when they get evaluated? We asked Mr. Knapp and some teachers on their opinions about teachers becoming evaluated. Some teachers think it isn’t fair because not all students put 100% effort into testing. Other teachers think its fair because everyone gets evaluated at least one time. It shows how much the teachers are teaching the students. If they don’t teach the students everything, then students will do badly on test. It is depended on how much the teachers teach. But, other times, the students don’t put all effort into testing. They think ‘Oh, it’s just a test. It’s not even part of the grade.’ But it’s part of the CST grade. If kids don’t pass, then is it fair for teachers to get evaluated? Even if the teachers teach what had to be taught. What do you think?
- Kin L.