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Lorson, Kevin – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2010
The purpose of a teacher education program is to develop preservice teachers into knowledgeable and skilled professionals who have a positive impact on student learning. Quality teaching produces student learning, thus the product of a quality teacher education program is a teacher candidate who has a positive effect on student learning. Teacher…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Work Sample Tests
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Sutherland, Sue; Goodway, Jackie – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2010
For eight years, Ohio State University (OSU) has systematically infused teacher work samples (TWS) into their physical education teacher education (PETE) undergraduate curriculum in order to develop effective and reflective teachers. Teacher work samples are made up of five main parts: (1) community mapping, (2) unit planning, (3) data collection…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Physical Education, Work Sample Tests, Physical Education Teachers
Wise, A. E., Ed.; Ehrenberg, P., Ed.; Leibbrand, J., Ed. – National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NJ3), 2010
"It's All About Student Learning Assessing Teacher Candidates' Ability to Impact P-12 Students", provides practical assistance for institutions designing or revising assessment systems or individual assessments for use by units or programs. The publication includes performance assessments currently used by teacher preparation institutions and…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Teacher Effectiveness, Student Evaluation, Performance Based Assessment
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Kinne, Lenore J.; Watson, Dwight C. – AILACTE Journal, 2005
This article describes how the teacher work sample methodology of the Renaissance Partnership for Improving Teacher Quality was implemented within the teacher education program at a small liberal arts college. Resulting program improvements are described, as well as on-going challenges. The adapted teacher work sample prompt and scoring rubric are…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Education Programs, Work Sample Tests, Scoring Rubrics
Schalock, Del; Schalock, Mark; Myton, David – Phi Delta Kappan, 1998
Student learning must be touchstone by which teachers and teacher educators are gauged. Unfortunately articles in November 1996 "Kappan" on "Quality Teaching for the 21st Century" don't support this statement. In contrast to three national certification initiatives, Oregon's teacher licensure system (Oregon Work Sampling…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Darling-Hammond, Linda – Phi Delta Kappan, 1998
Del Schalock, Mark Schalock, and David Myton suggest that the education profession is stuck on an "input" teacher-assessment approach that fails to consider effects on student learning. They offer the Oregon Work Sampling Methodology as an exemplary alternative to portfolios and performance assessments. Although the Oregon WSM is a…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Performance Based Assessment
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McConney, Andrew A.; Schalock, Mark D.; Schalock, H. Del – Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, 1998
Drawing on the experience of Oregon's new-teacher evaluation system, describes teacher work-sample methodology and evidence for its reliability and validity in evaluating the performance of prospective teachers. This is a methodology that responds to the challenge issued by the National Commission on Teaching and the America's Future challenge.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Performance Based Assessment, Quality Control