"Beware of geeks bearing formulas": Reflections on growth models for school accountability

Jennifer L. Jennings; Sean P. Corcoran

doi:10.1177/003172170909000906

"Beware of geeks bearing formulas": Reflections on growth models for school accountability

Jennifer L. Jennings, Sean P. Corcoran

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Educators may be unhappy with the current NCLB-style accountability model. But they should exercise equal caution when considering the growth model because a poorly designed growth model would be no better than the poorly designed proficiency model we have now. The tension between more accurate - and arguably more fair - assessments of school quality, and uniformly high standards for achievement, will not be resolved easily.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	635-639
Number of pages	5
Journal	Phi Delta Kappan
Volume	90
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/003172170909000906
State	Published - 2008

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