Transforming the Assessment of Teachers: Notes on a Theory of Assessment for the 21st Century.

Collins, Angelo

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ERIC Number: ED321362

Record Type: RIE

Publication Date: 1990-Apr

Pages: 19

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Transforming the Assessment of Teachers: Notes on a Theory of Assessment for the 21st Century.

Collins, Angelo

The Teacher Assessment Program (TAP) presents alternative modes of teacher evaluation to inform the deliberations of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). Three experimental methods of assessment--simulation exercise, portfolios, and simulation-based portfolios--were implemented by various groups of teachers. Practical application and observation helped to identify problems and effectiveness. Findings indicate that the methods are useful for teacher assessment and for establishing teachers as a community of professionals. (LMI)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Research, Portfolios (Background Materials), Professional Development, Standards, Teacher Certification, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Qualifications

Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Evaluative

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

Sponsor: Carnegie Corp. of New York, NY.

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Note: Paper based on presentation at the Annual Meeting of the National Catholic Education Association (Toronto, Ontario, Canada, April 1990).