Dissertation Proposal Announcement Ed.D. Program: Cesar Rainho “Do Teacher Evaluations Matter? A Quantitative Analysis of the Danielson Framework for Teaching and Student Achievement”

High-quality teachers have been shown to increase student success; however, teacher quality varies widely. Teacher evaluation systems are designed to monitor and promote teacher quality and provide meaningful measures of teacher performance. However, questions remain regarding the accuracy and validity of teacher evaluations and the extent to which evaluation ratings are associated with student achievement. This quantitative study will examine the relationship between teacher evaluation scores from a common teacher evaluation system, the Danielson Framework for Teaching (DFFT), and student achievement. Specifically, this study examines Domains II and III of the 2022 Danielson Framework for Teaching (DFFT) and student achievement in grades 9–12 English Language Arts (ELA) at Franklin High School. The study will also examine whether relationships between teacher evaluation scores and student achievement differ between ratings generated using the 2011 and 2022 versions of the DFFT. Student achievement will be measured using benchmark assessments and standardized NJSLA results. Descriptive statistics will be used to examine the distributions of teacher evaluation and student…