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Contopidis, Ellen; DaBoll-Lavoie, Kathleen; Dunn, Kerry; Darling, Deana; Wieczorek, Kim – New Educator, 2017
A critical issue in educator preparation is how to ascertain if program graduates are sufficiently prepared to be effective through the acquisition of meaningful evidence of graduates' impact on their students. Challenges to proving specific impact of educator-preparation programs on student learning include identifying and following program…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Graduate Surveys, College Outcomes Assessment
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Lit, Ira W.; Lotan, Rachel – New Educator, 2013
Dilemmas abound in the design, implementation, analysis, and interpretation of the outcomes of a summative performance assessment of teaching when used for licensing, for individual and program evaluation, and for accountability purposes. In this article, we explore the impact of the Performance Assessment for California Teachers (PACT) on the…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Program Effectiveness, Performance Tests, Performance Based Assessment
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Parker, Audra; Bush, Amanda; Yendol-Hoppey, Diane – New Educator, 2016
Teacher educators recognize that teacher candidates must have authentic, scaffolded opportunities to transform knowledge into practice. This study explores teacher candidates' engagement with teacher inquiry as a method for supporting professional development. Findings suggest teacher candidates differ tremendously in their responses to the…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Teacher Educators, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Teacher Education
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Whittaker, Andrea; Nelson, Carolyn – New Educator, 2013
This article uses Dewey's (1938) concept of "end in view" to frame one California State University's purposeful action in implementing the Performance Assessment for California Teachers (PACT). The authors provide a chronology of events that reveal the ways in which teacher education faculty were engaged in examining PACT outcomes and…
Descriptors: Faculty, Performance Based Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Teaching Methods
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Beck, Clive; Kosnik, Clare; Rowsell, Jennifer – New Educator, 2007
In this study we asked beginning elementary teachers about their needs as first-year teachers and the adequacy of their preservice program in helping to meet them. The new teachers varied in satisfaction with their preparation but showed considerable consensus on their needs. They felt the study of both theory and practice should be conducted in…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Beginning Teacher Induction, Teacher Education, Literacy
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Sobel, Donna M.; Iceman-Sands, Deanna; Basile, Carole – New Educator, 2007
This article describes a number of internal organizational initiatives within an urban teacher education program designed to foster inclusive, responsive practices by newly licensed general and special education teacher candidates. After implementing a merged preparation program for both special and general educators, we captured faculty and…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Teacher Education Programs, Special Education Teachers, Special Education