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Measuring Credential Candidates' Impact on Student Achievement
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Hagans, Kristi S.; Powers, Kristin – Action in Teacher Education, 2015
The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) requires faculty from educator preparation programs to provide evidence of credential candidates' impact on K-12 student learning. However, there is a paucity of information on preparation programs' use of direct assessments of student learning to gauge credential candidate…
Descriptors: Credentials, Academic Achievement, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Certification
An Examination of Institutional Reports: Use of Data for Program Improvement
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Wilkins, Elizabeth A.; Young, Alice; Sterner, Sarah – Action in Teacher Education, 2009
Owing to national emphasis on accountability, teacher education programs are under close scrutiny by federal and state-level entities to justify their purpose and usefulness in preparing future teachers. Accrediting agencies have set high standards, which ask for systematic assessment of teacher education programs and their candidates. The purpose…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Teacher Education Programs, Program Improvement, Program Effectiveness
Alternative Approaches to State Program Approval.
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Roth, Robert A. – Action in Teacher Education, 1979
Three attempts to improve the state approval process in accreditation are described, and their implications for improving the process are discussed. (JD)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Change Strategies, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods