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Center for Improving Research Evidence: 2012 Forum Archives
Measuring Performance of Teachers and Doctors: What's Doable and Is It Useful?
June 2012
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| Presentation: | Webcast recording PowerPoint presentation Working papers: "Rewarding Physicians for Their Patients' Health Outcomes: What Can Medicare Learn from Education's Value-Added Models?" "Methods for Accounting for Co-Teaching in Value-Added Models" |
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| Speakers: | Roberto Agodini, Director, Center for Improving Research Evidence, Mathematica Steven Glazerman, Senior Fellow, Mathematica William Hileman, Vice President, Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers Myles Maxfield, Vice President and Director of Health Research, Mathematica |
Allan H. Goroll, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; and Physician of the Medical Service, Massachusetts General Hospital Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst, Senior Fellow and Director of the Brown Center on Education Policy, Brookings Institution |
Overview: A policy revolution is under way within the education and medical fields to use performance measures in decision making. The performance measures are based on outcomes such as student test scores and patient health. However, universal acceptance and actual use of such measures has not been achieved, due in large part to concerns about the feasibility of accurately measuring performance in the education and medical professions. Some of the measurement challenges stem from data limitations, differences in the students and patients that teachers and doctors serve, and pinpointing the contribution of these professionals when they work in teams. Advancements have been made in addressing these challenges and, while not perfect, have resulted in performance measures that can be useful for making decisions in these complex fields—for example, decisions about salaries, payment for medical services, and ways to improve practice. This forum focused on:
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