Abstract

The objective of this paper is to present value-added calculation methods that were applied to determine whether online schools performed at the same or different levels relative to standardized testing. This study includes information on how we approached our value added model development and the results for 32 online public high schools in California. Student level California Standards Test results in English Language Arts and Mathematics for over 5,000 online students were analyzed. Mean value added metrics for each school were calculated for 8 courses held during the 2010-2011 academic year. We found that schools of distinction existed in 7 of the 8 course categories.

Details

Title
Value-Added Results for Public Virtual Schools in California
Author
Ford, Richard; Rice, Kerry
Pages
412-423
Section
Full Length Articles
Publication year
2015
Publication date
2015
Publisher
International Forum of Educational Technology & Society
ISSN
11763647
e-ISSN
14364522
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1736895944
Copyright
© 2015. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.