ERIC Number: EJ1403445
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 29
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1946
EISSN: EISSN-1532-6993
Missing the Mark: Assessing Dispositions and the Reification of Whiteness in Teacher Preparation
Regina J. Giraldo-García; Eva Zygmunt; Kristin N. Cipollone; Sheron Fraser-Burgess; Michael Takafor Ndemanu; John Ambrosio
Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, v59 n5-6 p475-503 2023
In order to explore whether the Watermark™ Educator Disposition Assessment (EDA) is an equitable assessment for all teacher candidates regardless of race, this study used a Quantitative Critical Race Theory (QuantCrit) methodological design to analyze a pilot implementation of the assessment representing 650 discreet disposition assessments undertaken in 24 designated courses in five distinct programs of educator preparation at a midsized Midwestern university. Chi-square analysis and descriptive statistics from fall 2019-spring 2020 archival data indicate a statistically significant association between the variable race and the average scores assigned to students in multiple EDA assessments, with marked disadvantages for Black teacher candidates. Through this analysis and a careful and critical review of language embedded in each rubric row, the authors argue that the Watermark™ EDA advances and reifies a set of normative practices that align with dominant White, middle-class cultural values under the guise of objectivity.
Descriptors: Personality, Personality Measures, Preservice Teachers, White Students, African American Students, Cultural Influences, Values, Racial Differences, Scoring Rubrics, Bias
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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