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Download full textJoyce, Jeanette; Brodersen, R. Marc; Meyer, Stephen; Haines, Mckenzie; Weston-Sementelli, Jennifer – Regional Educational Laboratory Central, 2021
Although national assessments for evaluating teacher candidates are available, some state education agencies and education preparation programs have developed their own assessments. These locally developed assessments are based on observations of teaching and other artifacts such as lesson plans and student assignments. However, local assessment…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Test Reliability, Evaluation Methods, Preservice Teachers
Joyce, J.; Brodersen, R.; M., Meyer; Haines, M.; Weston-Sementelli, J. – Regional Educational Laboratory Central, 2021
Although national assessments for evaluating teacher candidates are available, some state education agencies and education preparation programs have developed their own assessments. These locally developed assessments are based on observations of teaching and other artifacts such as lesson plans and student assignments. However, local assessment…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Test Reliability, Evaluation Methods, Preservice Teachers
Regional Educational Laboratory Central, 2021
The "Examination of the Validity and Reliability of the Kansas Clinical Assessment Tool" study explored the validity and reliability of the Kansas Clinical Assessment Tool (K-CAT), a newly developed tool for assessing the performance of teacher candidates. The study found that cooperating teachers reported that the K-CAT accurately…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Test Reliability, Evaluation Methods, Preservice Teachers
Van Namen, Merideth – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2021
Because educator licensure is gained by passing licensure examinations in most states, scores on high stakes tests are determining factors as to who will be teaching in America's classrooms. Due to a focus on program graduation rates, state funding cuts, and production of quality teachers, it is vital that teacher preparation programs produce the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Scores
Milanowski, Anthony T. – Online Submission, 2011
After decades of disinterest, evaluation of the performance of elementary and secondary teachers in the United States has become an important educational policy issue. As U.S. states and districts have tried to upgrade their evaluation processes, one of the models that has been increasingly used is the Framework for Teaching. This paper summarizes…
Descriptors: Evidence, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation, Observation
Liu, Jinghua; Low, Albert C. – ETS Research Report Series, 2007
This study applied kernel equating (KE) in two scenarios: equating to a very similar population and equating to a very different population, referred to as a distant population, using SAT® data. The KE results were compared to the results obtained from analogous classical equating methods in both scenarios. The results indicate that KE results are…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Equated Scores, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods
Wilkins, William E.; Jones, J. Reid – 1998
A study was conducted on the performance of black students from a historically black university (HBU) as well as examinations used for teacher certification in Mississippi. Of specific concern for this paper was the success of black students in successfully completing the NTE/PRAXIS Examinations. Its scope began with the NTE examinations and…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Black Colleges, Black Teachers, Education Majors
Powers, Donald E. – 1992
Surveys were conducted of two multi-state samples of educators, who provided ratings of the importance of two preliminary versions of the classroom performance assessment criteria being developed for The Praxis Series: Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers(TM). One sample, with 114 respondents, was chosen primarily on the basis of its…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Criteria, Ethnicity
Morris, Lori V.; Powers, Donald E. – 1993
One of the three components of The Praxis Series: Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers (trademark) is a classroom performance assessment concerning the new teacher's ability to apply basic elements of good teaching in a classroom setting. At the core of this classroom assessment are 19 criteria for which assessors are to identify…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Criteria, Educational Assessment
Tannenbaum, Richard J.; And Others – 1993
The purpose of this study was to determine if the 55 test specifications for the Praxis I: Academic Skills Assessments computer-based tests (CBT) and the Praxis I: Pre-Professional Skills Tests (PPST) were judged to be appropriate for entry-level vocational education teachers regardless of specialty area. The test specification statements were…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Computer Assisted Testing, Evaluation Methods, Postsecondary Education
Reynolds, Anne – 1993
The job analysis study described in this report was conducted to serve as one of the bases for documenting the content validity of the Praxis II Subject Assessment in German. The purpose was to describe the most important knowledge and skills domains needed by newly licensed (certified) German teachers in order to perform their jobs in a competent…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Evaluation Methods, German, Job Analysis
Wesley, Scott; And Others – 1993
The Educational Testing Service is engaged in developing tests for teacher licensure, The Praxis Series: Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers (TM). A central component of Praxis III: Classroom Performance Assessments is a set of proposed criteria that have been developed to assess the classroom performance of beginning teachers. The…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Competence, Criteria
Ryan, Charles W.; And Others – 1997
The College of Education and Human Services at Wright State University (Ohio) has been working since 1987 to develop and refine a portfolio assessment approach for use with candidates preparing for teaching as a profession. This paper documented efforts in authentic assessment as they related to PRAXIS III/Pathwise Assessment, which has been…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Feedback
