Creating a Statewide, School-Level Teacher Quality Index: Assessing the Distribution of Teacher Quality and Its Importance to Student Outcomes
Printer-friendly versionThis presentation introduces the Teacher Quality Index (TQI), a school-level indicator being used to measure the distribution of teacher quality throughout one entire state. Using the TQI, researchers found that most of the variation in teacher quality occurs between schools within the same district. The session will graphically illustrate how this distribution is related to school minority, poverty, and achievement levels, and how teacher quality varies within actual districts. Participants will be asked to draw on their personal experiences to help interpret and explain these findings, and to discuss ways to encourage a more equitable distribution of teacher quality.
Presenters:
Jennifer B. Presley, Director, Illinois Education Research Council, Edwardsville, IL
Yuqin Gong, Senior Researcher, Illinois Education Research Council, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL
Bradford R. White, Researcher, Illinois Education Research Council, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL
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