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Joyce, Jeanette; Brodersen, R. Marc; Meyer, Stephen; Haines, Mckenzie; Weston-Sementelli, Jennifer – Regional Educational Laboratory Central, 2021
Although national assessments for evaluating teacher candidates are available, some state education agencies and education preparation programs have developed their own assessments. These locally developed assessments are based on observations of teaching and other artifacts such as lesson plans and student assignments. However, local assessment…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Test Reliability, Evaluation Methods, Preservice Teachers
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Regional Educational Laboratory Central, 2021
This Study Snapshot highlights key findings from a larger study examining the validity and reliability of the Kansas Clinical Assessment Tool (K-CAT), a newly developed tool for assessing the performance of teacher candidates. The study team used interviews with cooperating teachers, content experts' ratings of the alignment of the K-CAT to…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Test Reliability, Evaluation Methods, Preservice Teachers
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Joyce, J.; Brodersen, R.; M., Meyer; Haines, M.; Weston-Sementelli, J. – Regional Educational Laboratory Central, 2021
Although national assessments for evaluating teacher candidates are available, some state education agencies and education preparation programs have developed their own assessments. These locally developed assessments are based on observations of teaching and other artifacts such as lesson plans and student assignments. However, local assessment…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Test Reliability, Evaluation Methods, Preservice Teachers
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Regional Educational Laboratory Central, 2021
The "Examination of the Validity and Reliability of the Kansas Clinical Assessment Tool" study explored the validity and reliability of the Kansas Clinical Assessment Tool (K-CAT), a newly developed tool for assessing the performance of teacher candidates. The study found that cooperating teachers reported that the K-CAT accurately…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Test Reliability, Evaluation Methods, Preservice Teachers
Cheryl R. Couch – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Elementary education candidates are entering teaching at a time when the national restructuring of the Praxis II Exam 7811 elementary licensure exam has taken place at the same time the state is involved in the Kansans Can School Redesign Project. These changes directly impact local school districts and the effectiveness of novice teachers in…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Elementary Education, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Preservice Teachers