The goal of the MET project is to improve the quality of information about teaching effectiveness available to education professionals within states and districts—information that will help them build fair and reliable systems for teacher observation that can be used for a variety of purposes, including feedback, development, and continuous improvement. This information will include videotaped classroom observations, student surveys, tests of teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge, and analyses of student assessment data to examine achievement gains over time. A close analysis of these indicators will help establish which teaching practices, skills, and knowledge positively impact student learning.
About the Report:
Title: Working with Teachers to Develop Fair and Reliable Measures of Effective Teaching
(PDF, 3MB, 16 pages)
Prepared by: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Date Published: 2010