VAM

“Skyrocketing fuel costs have led to price hikes for many of the petrochemicals that go into paint, such as vinyl acetate monomer VAM, which is used in much of the architectural paint produced in the US,” the story read.

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This can occur if there is a compilation error in the Web site. "when using any of Peter Blum's Professional Validation And More (" VAM ") controls after installing his assembly into the web application.

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I know that in my last blog I lamented the fact that my colleagues in teacher education programs are largely absent from the critical discussion concerning NCATE's indication that it plans on using VAM, but what about the leaders in teacher education?

Timothy D. Slekar: Why NCATE? Timothy D. Slekar 2011

The bulk of studies warn about the inaccuracy and instability of these measures, but the Gates Foundation recently released a study called "Measures of Effective Teaching" MET that supports the use of VAA and VAM.

Ravitch: The pitfalls of putting economists in charge of education Valerie Strauss 2011

The research base is currently insufficient to support the use of VAM for high-stakes decisions about individual teachers or schools.

Joel Shatzky: Educating for Democracy: Are We Really Serious About Education? Joel Shatzky 2011

However, all the credible research on this use of VAM is unequivocal -- it is not ready for prime time.

Timothy D. Slekar: Why NCATE? Timothy D. Slekar 2011

Most of the studies by economists warn that there is a significant margin of error in "value-added assessment" (VAA) or "value-added modeling" (VAM).

Ravitch: The pitfalls of putting economists in charge of education Valerie Strauss 2011

As I cited in my last blog, NCATE appears to be pursuing the use of Value Added Measures VAM.

Timothy D. Slekar: Why NCATE? Timothy D. Slekar 2011

The most sought-after VAM varieties (after Van Allen and Mallis) are divided into two groups, the Top-100 and the Hot-50.

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In other words, everybody is starting to use VAM and we should get ready to use it too.

Timothy D. Slekar: Why NCATE? Timothy D. Slekar 2011