Teacher Work Samples (TWS) can be viewed in terms of a product and a process. As a product, the TWS measures a teacher candidate's (TC's) ability to promote student achievement, documents that TCs have met minimum national standards, and validates teacher education programs. Teacher candidates engage in observable, job-related behaviors that serve…

Performance-based assessments require teacher candidates to demonstrate proficiency on specific teaching tasks and apply knowledge in authentic settings. This article describes the development and use of performance-based assessments (PBAs) for advancing the learning and evaluation of teacher candidates in an early childhood special education…

Investigated the concurrent validity of various PLACE (Program for Licensing Assessments for Colorado Educators) tests, noting how they fared on judgments of more contemporary notions of validity. Analysis of seven iterations of PLACE tests from five Colorado institutions supported the construct validity of the PLACE. This paper reports the…

In Colorado, pre-service teachers in the larger teacher preparation programs are required to prepare portfolios to document the ways they will meet state licensure requirement standards. In the process, they learn the self-assessment skills and techniques necessary to prepare the renewal of licensure dossier required by the state. In addition, the…

This report presents the 1990 results of the survey of Colorado first- and third-year teachers (N=1,520) and their supervisors as mandated by the Colorado Teacher Certification Act of l975. The purpose of the survey is to provide Colorado institutions of higher education and the Colorado State Board of Education with information for the continued…