ERIC Number: EJ787272
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 13
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Evaluation of an Online Tool for Assessing Competence in Achievement Testing
Forbush, David E.; Stenhoff, Donald M.; Vasquez, Eleazor, III; Furzland, Mathew; Alexander, Melina; Stein, Jared
Teacher Education and Special Education, v30 n3 p142-154 Sum 2007
Special education teacher preparation programs typically require training in delivery of standardized achievement assessments. Appropriate administration of standardized assessments in eligibility and instructional planning process are critical. To insure production of valid assessments, pre-service teachers at Utah State University must deliver a valid checkout assessment directly to course instructors. On-campus, this process is accomplished with ease. However, when the course is offered at a distance, cost of checkouts is substantially greater. To reduce costs, checkouts were conducted over a teleconferencing system using an online support tool. In this article, authors describe online checkout procedures and an initial evaluation of the online tool to facilitate valid assessments of pre-service special education teachers' achievement test delivery skills over a distance delivery system. (Contains 7 tables.)
Descriptors: Instructional Development, Distance Education, Achievement Tests, Special Education Teachers, Special Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Computer Software Evaluation, Instructional Material Evaluation, Teleconferencing, Undergraduate Students, Matched Groups, College Faculty
Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children. Available from: Allen Press, Inc. 810 East 10th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044. Tel: 800-627-0629; Web site: http://www.tese.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Utah
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