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Rosselli, Hilda, Ed.; Girod, Mark, Ed.; Brodsky, Meredith, Ed. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2011
As accountability in education has become an increasingly prominent topic, teacher preparation programs are being asked to provide credible evidence that their teacher candidates can impact student learning. Teacher Work Samples, first developed 30 years ago, have emerged as an effective method of quantifying the complex set of tasks that comprise…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness, Work Sample Tests
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Randel, Bruce; Beesley, Andrea D.; Apthorp, Helen; Clark, Tedra F.; Wang, Xin; Cicchinelli, Louis F.; Williams, Jean M. – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2011
This study was conducted by the Central Region Educational Laboratory (REL Central) administered by Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning to provide educators and policymakers with rigorous evidence about the potential of Classroom Assessment for Student Learning (CASL) to improve student achievement. CASL is a widely used professional…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 4, Grade 5
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Cooner, Donna; Stevenson, Cerissa; Frederiksen, Heidi – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2011
Productive strategies for evaluating outcomes in teacher licensure programs are becoming increasingly important in the education field. Research data from 492 teacher licensure program completers from 2006-2009 in the School of Education, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado (USA) was compiled after accreditation by the Colorado…
Descriptors: Caring, Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Work Sample Tests
Wise, A. E., Ed.; Ehrenberg, P., Ed.; Leibbrand, J., Ed. – National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NJ3), 2010
"It's All About Student Learning Assessing Teacher Candidates' Ability to Impact P-12 Students", provides practical assistance for institutions designing or revising assessment systems or individual assessments for use by units or programs. The publication includes performance assessments currently used by teacher preparation institutions and…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Teacher Effectiveness, Student Evaluation, Performance Based Assessment
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Graham, Charles R.; Tripp, Tonya; Wentworth, Nancy – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2009
This study explores the efforts at Brigham Young University to improve preservice candidates' technology integration using the Teacher Work Sample (TWS) as an assessment tool. Baseline data that was analyzed from 95 TWSs indicated that students were predominantly using technology for productivity and information presentation purposes even though…
Descriptors: Field Instruction, Work Sample Tests, Technology Integration, Educational Technology
Academy for Educational Development, 2009
The Academy for Educational Development (AED) sent a research team to Western Oregon University (WOU) on November 17-18, 2008, to conduct interviews with individuals who play important roles in the university's teacher preparation program. These interviews, along with additional materials provided by WOU and identified by the AED research team,…
Descriptors: Evidence, Organizational Change, Case Studies, Science Education
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Dorfman, Aviva B.; Galluzzo, Gary R.; Meisels, Samuel J. – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2006
This study investigates the development of prospective teachers' observation skills and understanding of assessment in two teacher education programs that integrate information about performance assessment in varying degrees into their preparation and field experiences. Focusing on eight student teachers, we used interview data to investigate the…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Teacher Education Programs, Performance Based Assessment, Field Experience Programs