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" The Semantics of Measuring Teacher Effectiveness: How Word Choice Shapes Public Perception, Policy, and Practice "
Tobiason, Glory

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	938604
Doc. No	:	LA2s75x4pk
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Tobiason, Glory
Title & Author	:	The Semantics of Measuring Teacher Effectiveness: How Word Choice Shapes Public Perception, Policy, and Practice [Article]\ Tobiason, Glory
Title of Periodical	:	InterActions: UCLA Journal of Education and Information Studies
Volume/ Issue Number	:	10/1
Date	:	2014
Abstract	:	Using a framework from general semantics, communication as a semantic environment (Postman, 1976), this paper analyzes specific language used in discourse about measuring teacher effectiveness. Three contextualizing features of this sematic environment are discussed (people, purposes, and rules of discourse). With the use of multiple examples, the author introduces and illustrates four common language behaviors (Definition Tyranny, Model Muddles, Propaganda, and Silent Questions) and shows how they can lead to conflict and/or confusion in discourse about measuring teacher effectiveness.