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Brown, Corine Meredith; White, Meg – Journal of Education and Learning, 2014
In order to be effective educators in the 21st century, it is essential for teacher candidates to develop a deep understanding of the culture and contextual factors surrounding their students' lives, and the ability to apply this understanding to classroom instruction. This action research study discusses how the implementation of teaching…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education, Urban Education, Cultural Awareness
Kinne, Lenore J.; Faulkner, Shawn A. – Education, 2012
Teacher work sample methodology is a form of performance assessment that requires the teacher to describe, analyze, and reflect on student assessment data to improve both instruction and student learning. Some teacher preparation programs have adopted teacher work sample methodology as a means of teaching teacher candidates to gather and analyze…
Descriptors: Performance Tests, Performance Based Assessment, Teaching Methods, Work Sample Tests
Lenski, Susan J.; Thieman, Gayle Y. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2013
The purpose of this study was to answer the following research questions: (1) Do secondary social studies pre-service teachers incorporate literacy strategies in their work samples during student teaching? (2) To what extent and under what conditions do secondary social studies pre-service teachers use higher levels of literacy strategies in their…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Student Teaching, Preservice Teachers, Social Studies
Sutherland, Sue; Goodway, Jackie – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2010
For eight years, Ohio State University (OSU) has systematically infused teacher work samples (TWS) into their physical education teacher education (PETE) undergraduate curriculum in order to develop effective and reflective teachers. Teacher work samples are made up of five main parts: (1) community mapping, (2) unit planning, (3) data collection…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Physical Education, Work Sample Tests, Physical Education Teachers
Kohler, Frank; Henning, John E.; Usma-Wilches, Jaime – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2008
The purpose of this American study was to examine student teachers' ability to make instructional decisions as they engaged in teaching. We examined the narrative accounts provided by 150 student teachers within their teacher work samples (TWSs). Results indicated that most student teachers were able to implement some aspects of instructional…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Student Evaluation, Formative Evaluation, Work Sample Tests
Parker, Melissa; Sinclair, Christina – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2010
Teacher Work Samples (TWS) can be viewed in terms of a product and a process. As a product, the TWS measures a teacher candidate's (TC's) ability to promote student achievement, documents that TCs have met minimum national standards, and validates teacher education programs. Teacher candidates engage in observable, job-related behaviors that serve…
Descriptors: Work Sample Tests, Academic Achievement, Units of Study, Program Descriptions
Devlin-Scherer, Roberta; Burroughs, Greer; Daly, Jim; McCartan, William – Action in Teacher Education, 2007
Secondary teachers increasingly face student differences in ability, background, socioeconomic status, and language. One method designed to prepare future teachers for dealing with these challenges is the teacher work sample (TWS), which has been widely adopted by colleges of education as part of performance-based accreditation requirements. A…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Teachers, Work Sample Tests, Instructional Improvement
Bangert, Art; Kelting-Gibson, Lynn – Teacher Education and Practice, 2006
Recent accountability efforts at state and national levels highlight the importance of preparing future teacher in the skills required to produce sound classroom assessments that are capable of improving student learning through informed instruction. Stiggins (1995) suggests that the quality of classroom assessments will not improve unless teacher…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Evaluation, Work Sample Tests, Problem Based Learning