Search results for: Norman Anthony D.

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Examining the Relationship Between Two Assessments of Teacher Effectiveness
Authors: Kirchner Jana, Evans Samuel C., Norman Anthony D., Phillips Kalmbach Donna
In this study, the authors administered two instruments designed to assess and predict teacher effectiveness, the Teacherinsight Interview (TI) and the Renaissance Teacher Work Sample (TWS). The authors asked whether the TWS could serve as a significant predictor of the Tl score. The participants were 396 teacher candidates. This study showed that Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching scores are significantly correlated with TWS score and TI score. Furthermore, certification level was significantly related to both TI and TWS total scores. However, a stepwise regression revealed only two variables -- certification level and Praxis PLT score -- as significant predictors of TI scores.
Published: 2010
Updated: Jun. 26, 2011
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Improving Preservice Teacher Preparation Through the Teacher Work Sample: Exploring Assessment and Analysis of Student Learning
Authors: Stobaugh Rebecca Ruth, Tassell Janet Lynne, Norman Anthony D.
This study describes how pre-service teachers performed on a Teacher Work Sample, a high-stakes instrument completed during student teaching. The study reviewed other available teacher preparation program data as possible confirmation that preservice teachers find the skills associated with assessment challenging to master. This study reveals that the lack of focus on assessment and analysis leads to preservice teachers having lesser concern about these skills. The review of preservice teacher performance on TWS indicators suggests a lack of consensus on how to teach preservice teachers to achieve the skills, particularly in the Assessment Plan and Analysis for Student Learning.
Published: 2010
Updated: Jun. 18, 2011