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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
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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
Beesley, Andrea – Online Submission, 2009
Background: To attain accurate information about student performance, teachers must apply sound classroom assessment practices. First, teachers need to be able to understand and identify the purpose of their assessments. Teachers also need to provide their students with clear learning targets, in language that students can easily understand, so…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Evaluation, Work Sample Tests, Grade 5
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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
Donnarumma, Leopold J. – 1992
This practicum involved designing a special program for a target group of 19 high school Exceptional Student Education students enrolled in a culinary arts vocational program to build and maintain basic culinary arts skills. The program, intended to enable them to qualify for the Florida culinary arts completion certificate, was designed by the…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Cooking Instruction, Curriculum, Disabilities