This evaluator training course describes the purpose, evaluator qualifications, and workshop objectives. An outline of course content is provided. A technical bulletin, "Suggestions for Evaluating Student Clinical Performance," by Douglas R. Whitney, Marcia A. Whitney, and Johanna J. Jones, addresses the following: concepts of…

The overall assessment of teacher education students by means of testing may not be the best indicator of competence in a professional field. Assessors must possess both valid and reliable ways of discerning which students have the necessary skills to be effective in the classroom. Portfolio analysis is one way to get better, more valid data about…