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Kristie L. Baumgartner – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) has been the governing legislation for teacher evaluation in Illinois since its inception in 2010. PERA's original purpose was to improve the professional competence of teachers while increasing the academic performance of students. This study explored the perceptions and experiences of a small group of…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Performance Based Assessment, Educational Legislation, Elementary School Teachers
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Schultz, M.; Lawrie, G. A.; Bailey, C. H.; Dargaville, B. L. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2018
An established tool for collating secondary teachers' pedagogical content knowledge (Loughran's CoRe) has been adapted for use by tertiary educators. Chemistry lecturers with a range of levels of experience were invited to participate in workshops through which the tool was piloted, refined and applied. We now present this refined tool for the…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Fauskanger, Janne – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2015
Mathematical knowledge for teaching (MKT) measures have been widely adopted by researchers. Critics have debated the value of such measures and questioned the type of knowledge that these access. This article reports on a study where the challenges in measuring teachers' knowledge were illuminated through investigating relationships between the…
Descriptors: Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teacher Competency Testing, Evaluation Problems, Multiple Choice Tests
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McGee, Jennifer; Colby, Susan – Action in Teacher Education, 2014
Understanding effective and appropriate techniques for assessing student learning has never been as critical and political as is it is today. Accurate assessment methodologies employed in public schools are vital to the interpretation of student achievement data through which school effectiveness is being measured. Although there is a need,…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Curriculum, Methods Courses
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Frederick, Gregory R.; Schweizer, Heidi; Lowe, Robert – Computers in the Schools, 2006
This case study chronicles one teacher's experience in the semester after an in-service course, Using Technology for Instruction and Assessment. Results suggest that success in the course and good intentions do not necessarily translate into dramatic change in methods or media of instruction. Student mobility and special needs, unexpected…
Descriptors: Student Mobility, Educational Technology, Inservice Teacher Education, Technology Integration