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Can We Put Precision into Practice? Commentary and Thoughts Engendered by Abrami's “Improving Judgments About Teaching Effectiveness Using Teacher Rating Forms”
Article first published online: 28 JAN 2002
DOI: 10.1002/ir.5
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New Directions for Institutional Research
Special Issue: The Student Ratings Debate: Are They Valid? How Can We Best Use Them?
Volume 2001, Issue 109, pages 89–96, Spring 2001
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(2001), Can We Put Precision into Practice? Commentary and Thoughts Engendered by Abrami's “Improving Judgments About Teaching Effectiveness Using Teacher Rating Forms”. New Directions for Institutional Research, 2001: 89–96. doi: 10.1002/ir.5
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- Article first published online: 28 JAN 2002
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Abstract
Evaluation researchers and practitioners agree that although measurement issues remain important to good evaluation practice, a greater area of concern is unreliable or invalid day-to-day practice. Can the precision of statistical techniques be brought to bear on this problem? This chapter reviews and summarizes responses to Abrami's proposal.