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ERIC Number: EJ1053312
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 24
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ISSN: EISSN-1947-9727
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Evaluation of Non-Traditionally and Traditionally Prepared Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Practice Using Performance-Based Evidence
Harvey, Falicia; Gimbert, Belinda G.
Journal of the National Association for Alternative Certification, v2 n1 p42-65 Spr 2007
This study was designed to compare teachers certified in South Carolina that were trained in two different methods: through traditional college preparation programs and through the Program of Alternative Certification for Educators (PACE). This study explored three research questions. The first question addressed differences in pedagogical knowledge based on the Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) examination. There was a significant difference between the mean scores of the traditionally trained teachers and the alternatively trained teachers. The second question addressed differences in the evaluation of teaching performance based on the Assisting, Developing, and Evaluation of Professional Teaching (ADEPT) school district level evaluator's perception of teachers' performance on the individual performance dimension and the sum of rating on the performance dimensions. There was not a significant difference between any of the mean scores for the individual performance dimensions, nor the sum of the mean scores for the individual performance dimensions. And, the third question addressed differences in performance by teachers certified by the two methods based on demographic variables. There were no significant differences in mean scores based on age, gender, or race at the 0.05 level. The analysis of the demographic variable highest degree earned revealed there was a significant difference in the performance between teachers who had a master's degree and teachers who had a master's with additional graduate hours or a doctorate. And, this difference was true for both alternatively and traditionally certified teachers.
National Association for Alternative Certification. PO Box 5750, Washington, DC 20016. Tel: 202-277-3600; Fax: 202-403-3545; e-mail: info@alternativecertification.org; Web site: http://www.alternativecertification.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Carolina
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