A statement of standards that should be met by preservice teachers in Ohio frequently refers to "knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values". It was felt that the broad, underlying concepts inherent in this phrase should be established. Following a comprehensive review of educational literature, a total of 316 concept statements on…

The relationship of teacher self-concept, knowledge of skills for teaching reading, and teaching effectiveness as judged by reading supervisors was examined in a study of 101 primary school teachers. The teachers were administered self-concept and knowledge of reading tests, and the effectiveness of each teacher was evaluated by a reading…

An overview is presented of a performance-based assessment system, Teacher Performance Assessment Instruments (TPAI), developed by the Teacher Assessment Project at the University of Georgia to measure competencies of beginning teachers for initial professional certification. To clearly separate the preparation and certification functions within…

As part of a study of the basic skills of secondary level education students, a study of prospective teachers' reading ability was conducted at Pennsylvania State University. Subjects were 47 students in secondary education. Two separate assessments of reading were used, the Nelson-Denny Reading Test and a criterion referenced test of reading…

After brief historical and demographic information on Australia's changing societal patterns, this paper discusses some recent research in South Australia related to the expectations of parents and early childhood teachers concerning the purposes of preschooling and early schooling. A questionnaire, designed for both parents and teachers, was sent…

A total of 102 fourth grade students were assigned to one of six groups defined by the possible combinations of two pupil ability level conditions (above versus below average ability) and three teacher verbal fluency conditions (good grammar, moderately good grammar, poor grammar). Each group was presented a lesson concerning mathematical…

Using the Delphi technique, impressions were gathered for a sample of 96 educators on their expectations of what media-related competencies would be required of teachers in coming decades. The educators were a nonstratified random sample chosen to represent grassroots and expert respondents, all levels of education, and a number of areas of…

What little we know about relationships between specific classroom behavior of teachers and relevant pupil outcomes has been obtained almost entirely from coreelational studies. Yet if we are ever to apply knowledge in this area to teacher education, we must carry out experimental studies in which teachers are trained to emit specific behaviors…

This pilot study examines the influence of a diagnostic and post-test format as a continuous diagnostic tool to help one cohort of elementary preservice teachers address their mathematics content area deficiencies in a proactive way. Fifty-four percent of the preservice teachers in the cohort were persons of color, and 96 percent were female. The…

This paper describes the Beginning Teacher Survey Study's rationale, design, theoretical framework, research questions, and findings. The study was designed to: develop a survey that would gather information from beginning teachers about their preservice and induction learning experiences; develop theoretically and empirically based constructs of…

This paper presents the results of a benchmarking, validity, and generalizability study of the use of teacher work samples to assess the ability of preservice and inservice teachers to meet program and state teaching standards and to impact the learning of the students they teach. The assessment approach builds upon the Teacher Work Sample…

Currently, every aspect of Japanese education in undergoing reform. The personnel management system is being structured largely from the viewpoint of two policy interests: introduction of a new teacher evaluation system and dealing with teachers' lack of teaching skills and competencies. This paper examines these two policy interests, noting…

This study examined the socialization experiences of middle school novice teachers using interviews with principals, mentors, and new teachers; surveys of new teachers; and classroom observations of new teachers. With the middle school teacher as the unit of analysis, the study used an aeronautical metaphor to describe the schools as organizations…

Scores on professional licensure exams and transcript grades, used to evaluate the competencies of entry level teachers, fail to reflect the wide range of complex knowledge, skills, and dispositions that quality professional educators possess. As the demand for authentic, standards-based assessment of teacher performance continues to grow, teacher…

This paper presents First Lady Laura Bush's opening remarks at the White House Conference on Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers. She described the President's No Child Left Behind Act, which allows schools flexibility to use federal funds where the local need is greatest (teacher recruitment, improving teacher training, and increasing teacher pay in…