Use of Assessments to Inform Teacher Education Policy and Practice: The Complexity of Addressing Multiple Purposes Through the Use of One Assessment System - Couverture souple

Bhatnagar, Ruchi

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3639102401 ISBN 13 : 9783639102406

Editeur : VDM Verlag, 2008

Synopsis

Policy emphasis on use of standards for assessments in K-12 education has also affected teacher education. Teacher educators are being asked to use standards for assessment and produce concrete evidence for the skills and knowledge their candidates possess prior to certification. This study examined the assessment data produced in one teacher education program with an aim to identify the purposes these assessments fulfilled for the program, and whether these assessments produced the evidence desired by policy makers. My findings concur with other studies which claim that the lack of research on use of standards in teacher education and inexperience of the field leads to inefficient systems of assessments. This study also highlights the potential that use of standards holds for teacher education programs such as: creating linkages between theory and practice, creating coherence within the programs, serving as tools for self-reflection for the student teachers, and facilitating the process of learning to teach.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Ruchi Bhatnagar(PhD) is a teacher educator and her academic research includes pre-service teacher education, teacher education policy, education policy research in K-12 education and policy evaluation. She has successfully conducted and excelled in various research projects in the United States and abroad.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: VDM Verlag
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3639102401
• ISBN 13: 9783639102406
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 236
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible