In this video post, Professors Linda Darling-Hammond, Edward Haertel, and Ewart Thomas from Stanford University comment and respond to questions about the uses and limitations of value-added modeling to assess teacher effectiveness.
This video complements the article by Newton, X., Darling-Hammond, L., Haertel, E., & Thomas, E. (2010). Value-Added Modeling of Teacher Effectiveness: An Exploration of Stability across Models and Contexts. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 18, 23. Retrieved from http://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/article/view/810