ERIC Number: EJ1387729
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 26
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ISSN: ISSN-0969-594X
EISSN: EISSN-1465-329X
Pre-Service and In-Service Assessment Training: Impacts on Elementary Teachers' Self-Efficacy, Attitudes, and Data-Driven Decision Making Practice
Schelling, Natalie; Rubenstein, Lisa DaVia
Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, v30 n2 p177-202 2023
The purpose of this mixed-methods study is to examine the outcomes of assessment training for elementary teachers. Only 56% of the surveyed teachers (n = 283) had assessment training in their university courses, compared to 84% that received in-service training. The quantitative results indicate that frequency of assessment training is positively related to assessment self-efficacy, attitudes about assessment, and data-driven decision making practices. Within the qualitative data, teachers (n = 9) explained the conflicts within assessment training: idealism v. realism; pressure v. support; and technical competence v. transferrable understandings. This study demonstrates the importance of assessment training while providing several recommendations for enhancing the efficacy.
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Assessment Literacy, Elementary School Teachers, Self Efficacy, Teacher Attitudes, Decision Making, Data Use, Faculty Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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