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Ramineni, Chaitanya; Trapani, Catherine S.; Williamson, David M. – ETS Research Report Series, 2015
Automated scoring models were trained and evaluated for the essay task in the "Praxis I"® writing test. Prompt-specific and generic "e-rater"® scoring models were built, and evaluation statistics, such as quadratic weighted kappa, Pearson correlation, and standardized differences in mean scores, were examined to evaluate the…
Descriptors: Writing Tests, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Teacher Competency Testing, Scoring
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Gitomer, Drew H.; Zisk, Robert C. – Review of Research in Education, 2015
The current chapter focuses on philosophical and scientific developments in the assessment of teacher knowledge. The goal is to provide an overview of major developments in the assessment of teacher knowledge and to illustrate those developments with representative and significant efforts. The authors made evaluative judgments of importance based…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Evaluation, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Coffelt, Tanya – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Teacher preparatory programs need to evaluate their programs to determine if they are producing highly effective teachers. This study utilized the professional development school (PDS) program versus the traditional program to determine if there was a difference in the promise and effectiveness of pre-service teachers. The study analyzed the…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Effectiveness, Preservice Teachers
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Zumbo, Bruno D. – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2007
The purpose of this article is to reflect on the state of the theorizing and praxis of DIF in general: where it has been; where it is now; and where I think it is, and should, be going. Along the way the major trends in the differential item functioning (DIF) literature are summarized and integrated providing some organizing principles that allow…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Evaluation Research, Research Methodology, Regression (Statistics)
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Masci, Frank J.; Stotko, Elaine M. – Education and Urban Society, 2006
The Professional Immersion Master of Arts in Teaching (ProMAT) program is a cooperative venture between Johns Hopkins University and Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools, a large school district that has experienced increased urbanization. This graduate-level teacher preparation program provides candidates with extensive internship…
Descriptors: School Districts, Program Evaluation, Partnerships in Education, Public Schools