19 Sep 2014
Service

Student Learning Objectives Fact Sheet

New educator evaluation systems require measures of teacher effectiveness that are timely and meaningful, and many new systems specifically require measures of student growth. Student learning objectives (SLOs)—long-term academic goals set by a teacher or teacher team—are emerging as innovative measures of student growth because of their versatility and potential for promoting good teaching practices. This fact sheet describes AIR's four-phase approach to strategically implementing SLOs.

 

Related Work

18 May 2015
Brief

The Art and Science of Student Learning Objectives: A Research Synthesis

Student learning measures have rapidly become common in teacher evaluation systems across the United States. This report provides an overview of key findings from the nearly 20 studies of SLO measures that have been conducted to date, along with considerations for future research and for practice.
Topic: 
Education, Teacher Preparation and Performance
1 Nov 2012
Report

Implementing Student Learning Objectives: Core Elements for Sustainability

To support the student learning objective (SLO) implementation and sustainability process, states and districts can provide resources for teachers, evaluators, and SLO leaders that improve the quality of SLOs, rigor of assessments, and consistency of scoring. This report outlines the importance of these resources while considering the variety of implementation supports that can be offered and the trade-offs for states and districts that have limited resources.
Topic: 
Education, Teacher Preparation and Performance
15 Nov 2012
Report

Student Learning Objectives: Benefits, Challenges, and Solutions

Not all student growth measures are alike, nor are they designed to be. But when student growth measures are used for educator evaluation, fairness and comparability become critical.

Topic: 
Education, Teacher Preparation and Performance

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