Title

Relationship Between the Teacher Advancement Program Evaluation System and Student Achievement in a Low-Socioeconomic District

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education (Ed.D)

Department

Educational Administration

Date of Award

Summer 2020

Abstract

The purpose of this action research study was to examine the predictive relationship between the Teacher Advancement Program (TAP) and student achievement in an identified district of study. Action research allows educators through systematic inquiry to study their students’ learning processes, how their schools operate, and how their students’ learn (Mertler, 2014). Secondly, the purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between teacher evaluations and student achievement to determine if TAP evaluation scores, when focusing on building teacher capacity, are good predictors of student achievement on state testing.

Advisor

Melissa Arrambide

Subject Categories

Education | Educational Administration and Supervision

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