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van Es, Elizabeth A.; Conroy, Judi – Issues in Teacher Education, 2009
This study aims to begin to uncover the detailed ways that pre-service elementary teachers examine and understand mathematics teaching, the grain size at which they do so, and what constitutes evidence of teaching mathematics for understanding for pre-service mathematics teachers. Thus, the central research questions for this study are: (a) What…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Performance Based Assessment, Program Effectiveness
Sandy, Mary Vixie – Issues in Teacher Education, 2006
Senate Bill (SB) 2042, authored by Senator Marion Bergeson, was passed to establish a new system for providing teacher preparation within the state of California. The credentialing reforms introduced in SB 2042 follow a tradition described by Irving Hendrik and stake their own claims regarding the locus of control over teacher quality, the role of…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Change, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Educational Policy
Selvester, Paula M.; Summers, Deborah; Williams, Edward F. – Issues in Teacher Education, 2006
In this article, the authors present a case study that is an exploration of credential candidates' attitudes toward a teaching performance assessment as a measure of their teaching ability, and the impact on faculty instructional decisions, practice, and attitudes toward the assessment. This study generated both qualitative and quantitative data.…
Descriptors: Credentials, Performance Based Assessment, Policy Analysis, Qualitative Research