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Download full textDwyer, Carol Anne; Villegas, Ana Maria – 1993
This paper discusses underlying beliefs about teaching that are related to the assessment of prospective teachers and elucidates some basic beliefs that are guiding the development of new types of assessments for new teachers. These new assessments are called "The Praxis Series: Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers(TM)."…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Beliefs, Cognitive Style, Educational Assessment
Cole, Donna J.; Ramey, Linda – 2000
This paper describes a recent collaboration between a public university teacher education preparation program, a large urban school district, and a neighboring suburban school district. It highlights the professional experiences of teacher education interns who entered the field from prior professions or training. Candidates were immersed in an…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Cooperating Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development
Wesley, Scott – 1993
A job analysis was conducted to define the content domain in which newly licensed (certified) special education teachers must be knowledgeable to perform their jobs in a competent manner. The results of the job analysis will be used to develop test specifications for the Subject Assessment in Special Education of the Praxis Series: Professional…
Descriptors: Administrators, Beginning Teachers, College Faculty, Elementary Secondary Education
Morton, Claudette – 1994
This comparative study was conducted in preparation for selecting a successor to the National Teachers Examination (NTE) for initial certification of Montana educators. The paper begins by discussing the background of using teacher competency tests in Montana, and examining demographic data on Montana students and certified teachers. Then, the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Beginning Teachers, Comparative Analysis, Criterion Referenced Tests
Danielson, Charlotte – 1996
The framework for teaching described in this book is based on PRAXIS III: Classroom Performance Assessments criteria developed by the Educational Testing Service. This framework identifies those aspects of a teacher's responsibilities that have been documented through empirical studies and theoretical research as promoting improved student…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Classroom Environment, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Reynolds, Anne; Rosenfeld, Michael – 1992
A transportability study was conducted to determine if multidisciplinary knowledge necessary for elementary school teachers was also relevant for newly licensed (certified) secondary school teachers. The results of the study may be used to study the possibility of developing a test of multiple subjects for all teachers. Form 1 of the Education in…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Tannenbaum, Richard J. – 1992
A job analysis was conducted to define a knowledge domain necessary for newly licensed (certified) general science teachers to perform their jobs competently. The results of the job analysis will be used to develop test specifications for the Praxis II Subject Assessment in General Science. An initial draft domain of important knowledge statements…
Descriptors: Administrators, Beginning Teachers, Competence, Elementary Secondary Education
Wesley, Scott – 1996
A job analysis was conducted to define the content domain in which newly licensed (certified) biology teachers must be knowledgeable in order to perform their jobs competently. Results of the job analysis will be used to develop test specifications for the Subject Assessment in Biology of the Praxis Series: Professional Assessments for Beginning…
Descriptors: Administrators, Beginning Teachers, Biology, College Faculty
Ryan, Charles W.; And Others – 1997
The College of Education and Human Services at Wright State University (Ohio) has been working since 1987 to develop and refine a portfolio assessment approach for use with candidates preparing for teaching as a profession. This paper documented efforts in authentic assessment as they related to PRAXIS III/Pathwise Assessment, which has been…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Feedback
Snow, Mary B. – 1995
This report is introduced by a history of the development and implementation of the Nevada Competency Testing Program for Educational Personnel. The study examined the test taking histories of persons entering the Nevada educational system to determine how well the competency testing program was accomplishing its purpose of ensuring that new…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Song, Kim H.; Christiansen, Faith – 2001
The preparation of preservice teachers plays a major role in closing the achievement gap in the education of urban children. Urban teachers often do not understand how their low expectations and deficit assumptions influence their instructional practices and contribute to a widening achievement gap between urban and non-urban students. Many…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Pluralism, Diversity (Student), Elementary Secondary Education
Wesley, Scott – 1993
A job analysis was conducted to define the knowledge domain in which newly licensed (certified) English teachers must be knowledgeable to perform competently. The results of the job analysis were to be used to develop test specifications for the Subject Assessment in English of the Praxis Series: Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers. A…
Descriptors: Administrators, Beginning Teachers, College Faculty, Criteria
Cole, Donna J.; Ryan, Charles W.; Serve, Paul; Tomlin, James A. – 2001
This paper presents a model for shared decision making among Wright State University's (WSU's) teacher education faculty, PreK-12 educators, and science and mathematics faculty in preparing quality teachers. The model involves over 430 representatives from PreK-12 schools, businesses, human service agencies, WSU, and the military who provide input…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Faculty, College School Cooperation, Educational Change
Cole, Donna J.; Ramey, Linda K.; Tomlin, James; Ryan, Charles W.; Swann, Raymond; Sutton, Sherry – 2000
This paper outlines how shared decision making among teacher education faculty, preK-12 educators, and the Science and Mathematics faculty at Wright State University successfully led to the preparation of quality educators. It offers a historical overview of the Wright State redesign efforts, then: examines the university's collaboration for…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College Faculty, College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
Southeast Center for Teaching Quality, 2004
Since the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act or the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001, much has been said and written about the law by a variety of education observers, practitioners, and policymakers from both sides of the political aisle. With support from the Ford, Rockefeller, and Z. Smith Reynolds foundations,…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation
