Teacher assessment and the quest for teacher quality : a handbook

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Teacher assessment and the quest for teacher quality : a handbook

edited by Mary M. Kennedy ; foreword by Marilyn Cochran-Smith

Jossey-Bass, c2010

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"Published in Partnership with The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education." -- T.p.

Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

TEACHER ASSESSMENT AND THE QUEST FOR TEACHER QUALITY Teacher Assessment and the Quest for Teacher Quality is an essential resource that provides school leaders, administrators, and teacher educators with a wide range of perspectives on the complex issue of teacher quality. The book examines assessment in the context of preparation, licensure, hiring, tenure, and even dismissal and explores a wealth of relevant topics. Comprehensive in scope, the handbook includes contributions from leading experts in the field of teacher quality and teacher assessment. This important book contains basic information on a variety of approaches to teacher assessment and teacher quality topics including the science and psychology of teacher selection, performance-based assessments, and hiring decisions. In addition, the contributors explore the role of formative assessments in new teacher induction, assessing for teacher tenure, various approaches to annual performance assessments, assessing teacher contributions to student achievement, and the law regarding teacher dismissals. The expert authors also tackle broader assessment issues including the interpretation of assessments, standards for teacher evaluation, and the inherent dilemma posed by measuring the quality of teaching. For the goal of ensuring quality teaching for all our students, Teacher Assessment and the Quest for Teacher Quality is an important resource and a lasting contribution to the literature on the topic.

目次

The Authors v Foreword xiii Marilyn Cochran-Smith Introduction: The Uncertain Relationship Between Teacher Assessment and Teacher Quality 1 Mary M. Kennedy Part One: Assessment of Teacher Candidates 7 1 The Use of Portfolios in Preservice Teacher Education: A Critical Appraisal 9 Ginette Delandshere, Anthony R. Petrosky 2 Disposition Assessment: The Science and Psychology of Teacher Selection 43 Laurie Moses Hines Part Two: Assessment For Transition Into Teaching 67 3 Assessment for Learning in Preservice Teacher Education: Performance-Based Assessments 69 Ruth Chung Wei, Raymond L. Pecheone 4 Licensure Tests: Their Use and Value for Increasing Teacher Quality 133 Dan Goldhaber 5 Hiring Decisions 149 Dane A. Delli Part Three: Assessment of Practicing Teachers 163 6 The Role of Formative Assessments in New Teacher Induction 165 Peter Youngs, Ben Pogodzinski, Mark Low 7 Assessing for Teacher Tenure 201 Gary Sykes, Sarah Winchell 8 Approaches to Annual Performance Assessment 225 Mary M. Kennedy 9 Value-Added: Assessing Teachers' Contributions to Student Achievement 251 Douglas N. Harris, Daniel F. McCaffrey 10 The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards: An Investment for the Future? 283 Jillian P. Reese 11 Judging Teachers: The Law of Teacher Dismissals 297 Diana Pullin Part Four: Broader Assessment Issues 335 12 Setting Standards for Teacher Evaluation 337 Barbara B. Howard, Arlen R. Gullickson 13 Thinking Systemically About Assessment Practice 355 Pamela A. Moss 14 Teacher Quality: An American Educational Dilemma 375 David K. Cohen Discussion Questions 403 Index 405

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