Gates Foundation study: We’ve figured out what makes a good teacher

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And finally, the researchers surveyed the students, who turned out to be reliable judges of their teacher’s abilities, Kane said.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/gates-study-weve-figured-out-what-makes-a-good-teacher/2013/01/08/05ca7d60-59b0-11e2-9fa9-5fbdc9530eb9_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines

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That cost $45 million to figure out?

Use student test scores, classroom observations by multiple reviewers and teacher evaluations from students themselves...I would have told em that for a 12 pack!

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I find it a bit ironic that teachers, who administer tests to their students to determine if they have learned a subject, are so up in arms about evaluations of teaching ability being tied to various standardized tests.