Measures of Effective Teaching: 3b - Base Data: Item-Level Supplemental Test Files, 2009-2011 (ICPSR 34868)

Version Date: Dec 16, 2014

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Principal Investigator(s):
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

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https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR34868.v1

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Alternate Title

MET 3b - Item-Level Supplemental Test Files, 2009-2011

Summary

The MET project is based on two premises: First, a teacher's evaluation should depend to a significant extent on his/her students' achievement gains; second, any additional components of the evaluation (e.g., classroom observations) should be valid predictors of student achievement gain.

Student achievement was measured in two ways -- through existing state assessments, designed to assess student progress on the state curriculum for accountability purposes, and supplemental assessments, designed to assess higher-order conceptual understanding. The supplemental assessments used were:

  • Stanford 9 (SAT 9) Open-Ended Reading Assessment in grades 4 through 8
  • Balanced Assessment in Mathematics (BAM) in grades 4 through 8
  • ACT QualityCore series for Algebra I, English 9, and Biology (ACT)

Close to 3,000 teacher volunteers from across the following 6, predominantly urban, school districts participated in the MET project: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Dallas Independent School District, Denver Public Schools, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Memphis City Schools, and the New York City Department of Education. Participants teach math and English language arts (ELA) in grades 4-8, Algebra I, grade 9 English, and high school biology.

The Item-Level Supplemental Test Files release consists of data files for the three supplemental assessments (SAT 9, BAM, and ACT).

Citation

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Measures of Effective Teaching: 3b - Base Data: Item-Level Supplemental Test Files, 2009-2011. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2014-12-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR34868.v1

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Funding

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Smallest Geographic Unit

School Districts

Restrictions

The Measures of Effective Teaching Longitudinal Database (MET LDB) is restricted from general dissemination; a Confidential Data Use Agreement must be established prior to access. Researchers interested in gaining access to the data can submit their applications via ICPSR's online Restricted Contracting System, linked above.

Applicants will be required to:

  • Submit IRB approval/exemption documentation;
  • Scan and email the completed Confidential Data Use Agreement, signed by the Primary Investigator and an Institutional Representative;
  • Pay annual access fee and renew yearly for continued data access.

Please visit the MET LDB Web site for more information.

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

2009 -- 2011

Date of Collection

2010-01 -- 2011-06

Data Collection Notes

  1. Participating academic institutions include Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Stanford University, University of Chicago, University of Michigan, University of Virginia, and University of Washington. Participating non-profit organizations include Educational Testing Service, RAND Corporation, and the New Teacher Center. Participating education consultants include Cambridge Education, Teachscape, and Westat. The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and Teach For America supported the project and have encouraged their members to participate. The American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association were involved in discussions about the MET project and supported the research.

  2. Teachscape conducted the classroom video recordings, Educational Testing Service (ETS) managed the lesson-scoring process.

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Time Method

Longitudinal: Panel

Universe

Teachers and students within the six participating school districts.

Unit(s) of Observation

Teachers, Students

Data Source

Administrative data were gathered from each of the six participating school districts.

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

Response Rates

2,746 teachers began the year 1 of the MET project, 1,868 completed year 2 of the MET project.

Presence of Common Scales

Item-level supplemental student assessments include:

  • Balanced Assessment in Mathematics (BAM) in grades 4 through 8
  • ACT QualityCore series for Algebra I, English 9, and Biology (ACT)
  • Stanford 9 (SAT 9) Open-Ended Reading Assessment in grades 4 through 8

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Original Release Date

2013-09-01

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Measures of Effective Teaching: 3b - Base Data: Item-Level Supplemental Test Files, 2009-2011. ICPSR34868-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2013-09-24. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR34868.v1

2014-12-16 Instruments were added.

2014-07-29 A series wide update to assure that files distributed through internal systems are current with those turned over.

2013-09-24 2013-09-23 Study title was changed and documents were updated.

2013-09-06 Study title was changed.

2013-09-01 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:

  • Performed consistency checks.
  • Created variable labels and/or value labels.
  • Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.
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Notes

  • The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.

  • One or more files in this data collection have special restrictions. Restricted data files are not available for direct download from the website; click on the Restricted Data button to learn more.