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Methods for generating classroom productivity index

  • US 7,131,842 B2
  • Filed: 02/07/2003
  • Issued: 11/07/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for generating an index for use in evaluating the effectiveness of an educational institution comprising the steps of:

  • a. collecting work from students at the institution;

    b. analyzing the collected student work to determine its alignment to standards and expressing this as a percentage;

    c. analyzing the collected student work to determine its breadth of coverage and expressing this as a percentage;

    d. observing the classroom teaching of students at the institution;

    e. analyzing the observed teaching to determine time on task and expressing this as a percentage;

    f. analyzing the observed teaching to determine instructional effectiveness and expressing this as a percentage;

    g. multiplying together the four percentages of alignment to standards, breadth of coverage, time on task and instructional effectiveness to produce an index value; and

    h. comparing the produced index value to a norm by a computer, and producing a report comparing the produced index value to the norm for evaluation purpose.

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