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Susan Kemper Patrick – Learning Policy Institute, 2024
Ensuring that teaching candidates are well prepared to enter the classroom is a critical mission for teacher preparation programs and state agencies that approve programs and set teacher licensure standards. Teaching performance assessments (TPAs) can be used to assess the readiness of potential teachers because they require candidates to provide…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Performance Based Assessment, Preservice Teachers, Predictor Variables
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Stewart, Shartriya; Coombs, Letoynia; Burston, Betty – Journal for Multicultural Education, 2016
Purpose: This paper examines the experiences and outcomes of male teacher candidates in the College of Education at a large university in California. Design/methodology/approach: This mixed methods study highlights findings from the preliminary analysis of student records as well as qualitative observation notes from their university supervisors…
Descriptors: Males, Gender Differences, Preservice Teachers, Mixed Methods Research
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Flores, Ingrid M. – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2015
Thirty preservice teachers enrolled in a field-based science methods course were placed at a public elementary school for coursework and for teaching practice with elementary students. Candidates focused on building conceptual understanding of science content and pedagogical methods through innovative curriculum development and other course…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Self Efficacy, Teacher Effectiveness, Field Experience Programs
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Kersting, Nicole B.; Chen, Mei-kuang; Stigler, James W. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2013
If teacher value-added estimates (VAEs) are to be used as indicators of individual teacher performance in teacher evaluation and accountability systems, it is important to understand how much VAEs are affected by the data and model specifications used to estimate them. In this study we explored the effects of three conditions on the stability of…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Competencies, Accountability, Teacher Evaluation
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National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2009
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act provides support "to ensure that teachers have the necessary subject matter knowledge and teaching skills in the academic subjects that the teachers teach." Title II of the act allows funds to be used for "carrying out programs that establish, expand, or improve alternative routes for state…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement, Teaching Skills
EdSource, 2007
This report summarizes a research analysis examining instructional practices for positive impact on achievement of low-income, English learner students as measured by the English Learner Academic Performance Index (EL-API) and other achievement tests. The report provides additional interpretive information. Based on research that surveyed teachers…
Descriptors: Teacher Qualifications, Textbooks, Teaching Methods, State Standards