Tests And Teaching Quality
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Beyond Test Scores
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Author : Jack Schneider
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2017-08-14
Beyond Test Scores written by Jack Schneider and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-14 with Education categories.
When it comes to sizing up America’s public schools, test scores are the go-to metric of state policy makers and anxious parents looking to place their children in the “best” schools. Yet ample research indicates that standardized tests are a poor way to measure a school’s performance. It is time—indeed past time—to rethink this system, Jack Schneider says. Beyond Test Scores reframes current debates over school quality by offering new approaches to educational data that can push us past our unproductive fixation on test scores. Using the highly diverse urban school district of Somerville, Massachusetts, as a case study, Schneider and his research team developed a new framework to more fairly and comprehensively assess educational effectiveness. And by adopting a wide range of measures aligned with that framework, they were able to more accurately capture a broader array of school strengths and weaknesses. Their new data not only provided parents, educators, and administrators with a clearer picture of school performance, but also challenged misconceptions about what makes a good school. With better data, Schneider shows, stakeholders at the federal, state, and local levels can undo the damage of present accountability systems and build greater capacity in our schools. Policy makers, administrators, and school leaders can better identify where assistance is needed. Educators can engage in more evidence-based decision making. And parents can make better-informed choices for their children. Perhaps most importantly, better data can facilitate communication among all these groups, allowing them to take collective action toward shared, concrete goals.
Testing Teacher Candidates
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Author : National Research Council
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2001-11-19
Testing Teacher Candidates written by National Research Council and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-11-19 with Education categories.
Americans have adopted a reform agenda for their schools that calls for excellence in teaching and learning. School officials across the nation are hard at work targeting instruction at high levels for all students. Gaps remain, however, between the nation's educational aspirations and student achievement. To address these gaps, policy makers have recently focused on the qualifications of teachers and the preparation of teacher candidates. This book examines the appropriateness and technical quality of teacher licensure tests currently in use, evaluates the merits of using licensure test results to hold states and institutions of higher education accountable for the quality of teacher preparation and licensure, and suggests alternatives for developing and assessing beginning teacher competence. Teaching is a complex activity. Definitions of quality teaching have changed and will continue to change over time as society's values change. This book provides policy makers, teacher testers, and teacher educators with advice on how to use current tests to assess teacher candidates and evaluate teacher preparation, ensuring that America's youth are being taught by the most qualified candidates.
Tests And Teaching Quality
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Author : National Research Council
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2000-04-14
Tests And Teaching Quality written by National Research Council and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-04-14 with Education categories.
Improving the quality of teaching in elementary and secondary schools is now high on the nation's educational policy agenda. Policy makers at the state and federal levels have focused on initiatives designed to improve the abilities of teachers already in schools and increase the numbers of well-qualified teachers available to fill current and future vacancies. Tests and Teaching Quality is an interim report of a study investigating the technical, educational, and legal issues surrounding the use of tests for licensing teachers. This report focuses on existing tests and their use.
Educational Assessment
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Author : Robert J. Wright
language : en
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Release Date : 2007-12-21
Educational Assessment written by Robert J. Wright and has been published by SAGE Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-21 with Education categories.
Grounded in the real world of public schools and students, this engaging, insightful, and highly readable text introduces the inner-workings of K–12 educational assessment. There has never been a time when it is more important for educators to have an understanding of testing and assessments. Accountability is now a fact of life for all public school educators, and testing is at the core of all educational assessment programs. It is no longer prudent or even possible for educators to ignore this national zeitgeist. Educational Assessment: Tests and Measurements in the Age of Accountability addresses all of the constructs central to understanding the design, construction and evaluation of educational measures. It goes on to provide students with insight into the link between today′s high-stakes testing mandates and the traditions of the past 125 years of "scientific" measurement in the United States. It addresses the problem of understanding and correctly interpreting test scores on local, statewide, national, and international assessments. It also addresses how certain issues such as institutionalized cheating, test preparation, and individual differences among students and their families influence test score outcomes. Key Features Covers traditional topics in an approachable and understandable way: Reliability, validity, performance assessments, standardized achievement tests, and many more topics are included. Analyzes and interprets "hot-button" issues of today′s complex measurement concerns: The score-gap, high-stakes testing, grade retention, drop-out crises, "academic redshirting,", diversity, family influence, and educational technology, are examined. Relates theory to practice: Each chapter includes relevant real-life examples and case studies to demonstrate how the technical-measurement principles impact those involved. Addresses the needs of diverse students: Issues related to students with special needs and the testing of English Language Learners are discussed. Intended Audience: Educational Assessment: Tests and Measurements in the Age of Accountability has been written to meet the needs of students in graduate programs of special education, reading, school counseling, school social work, curriculum supervision, or administration. Providing grounding in all aspects of measurement, this book is perfect for undergraduate and graduate courses such as Educational Tests and Measurements, Assessment in Education, and Student Assessment.
Teacher Quality
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Author : Jennifer King Rice
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Teacher Quality written by Jennifer King Rice and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Education categories.
Teacher quality is the single most important school-related factor influencing student success. The author examines the body of research on the subject of teacher quality to draw conclusions about which attributes makes teachers most effective, (experience, preparation programs and degrees, type of certification, specific coursework taken in preparation for the profession, and teachers' own test scores), with a focus on aspects of teacher quality that can be translated into policy recommendations and incorporated into teaching practice.
Mckeachie S Teaching Tips
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Author : Wilbert McKeachie
language : en
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Release Date : 2013-01-01
Mckeachie S Teaching Tips written by Wilbert McKeachie and has been published by Cengage Learning this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-01 with Education categories.
This indispensable handbook provides helpful strategies for dealing with both the everyday challenges of university teaching and those that arise in efforts to maximize learning for every student. The suggested strategies are supported by research and adaptable to specific classroom situations. Rather than suggest a “set of recipes” to be followed mechanically, the book gives instructors the tools they need to deal with the ever-changing dynamics of teaching and learning. Available with InfoTrac Student Collections http://gocengage.com/infotrac. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
The New Handbook Of Teacher Evaluation
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Author : Jason Millman
language : en
Publisher: Corwin Press
Release Date : 1990
The New Handbook Of Teacher Evaluation written by Jason Millman and has been published by Corwin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Education categories.
The 25 chapters in this handbook examine evaluation purposes, processes, and methods, and discuss how they shape the implementation and outcomes of evaluation. Following an introduction in chapter 1, the nine chapters in Part I consider the purposes of evaluation. Chapters 3, 4, and 5 are concerned with the evaluation processes that determine selection into teaching: preservice evaluation, licensure, and certification. Chapters 6, 7, and 8 focus on how evaluation may support the development of greater teaching competencies for beginning and veteran teachers. Chapters 9 and 10 consider school accountability and school improvement. Part II examines the various methods used to evaluate teachers, along with their strengths and limitations as applied to the many purposes of evaluation. Chapters 11 and 12 deal with two methods for evaluating inservice teachers: classroom observations and ratings of classroom performance, while chapter 13 deals with teacher self-assessment. Chapters 14 and 15 deal with less widely used methods, the use of student test scores and the use of teacher portfolios. Chapters 16 through 18 address the use of formal tests to evaluate teachers for licensure or certification, and chapter 19 discusses combining evaluation data from multiple sources for decision making. In Part III, some of the system-wide concerns that developers and users of evaluation plans must confront are discussed. Chapters explore legal, ethical, administrative, and economic aspects of teacher evaluation, and ways to improve and support teacher evaluation. The use of personnel standards to improve teacher evaluation is also discussed. Each chapter contains references. (Contains six figures and four tables.) (SLD)
Resilient Teachers Resilient Schools
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Author : Christopher Day
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-12-17
Resilient Teachers Resilient Schools written by Christopher Day and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-17 with Education categories.
This book unpicks the complex, dynamic blend of individuals’ psychological and professional assets, workplace conditions and leadership support which enable teachers who stay in teaching to continue to make a difference in their careers, regardless of shifts in policy, workplace, professional and personal circumstances. Whilst much has been written over the years about teacher stress and burnout, there is very little research which reports on the conditions which are essential for teachers to sustain their commitment and effectiveness over their professional lives, in contexts of challenge and change. Drawing upon a range of educational, psychological, socio-cultural and neuro-scientific research, together with vivid accounts from teachers in a variety of primary and secondary schools internationally, and from their own research on teachers’ work and identities, the authors discuss the dynamic nature, forms and practices of teacher resilience. They argue that resilience in teachers is not only their ability to bounce back in extremely adverse circumstances but that it is the capacity of teachers for everyday resilience which enables them to sustain their commitment and effectiveness in responding positively to the unavoidable uncertainties inherent of their professional lives. The authors conclude that resilience in teachers can be nurtured by the intellectual, social and organisational environments in which teachers work and live, rather than being simply a personal attribute or trait, determined by nature. Resilient Teachers, Resilient Schools will be of key interest to policy makers, head teachers, teachers and training and development organisations who wish to improve quality and standards in schools.
Political Spectacle And The Fate Of American Schools
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Author : Mary Lee Smith
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2004-01-02
Political Spectacle And The Fate Of American Schools written by Mary Lee Smith and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-02 with Education categories.
The authors argue that the most influential and well-known educational policy programs in the past 30 years are not based on democratic consensus, but are instead formulated by the political community as symbolic efforts meant to generate personal partisan gain.
Teaching For Quality Learning At University
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Author : Biggs, John
language : en
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Release Date : 2011-09-01
Teaching For Quality Learning At University written by Biggs, John and has been published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-01 with Education categories.
A bestselling book for higher education teachers and adminstrators interested in assuring effective teaching.