Impact of an Assessment Course on Teacher Candidates' Assessment Literacy

Autor/inn/en	McGee, Jennifer; Colby, Susan
Titel	Impact of an Assessment Course on Teacher Candidates' Assessment Literacy
Quelle	In: Action in Teacher Education, 36 (2014) 5-6, S.522-532 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-6620
DOI	10.1080/01626620.2014.977753
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teacher Education; Preservice Teachers; Teacher Education Curriculum; Methods Courses; Instructional Effectiveness; Achievement Gains; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Required Courses; Pretests Posttests; Teacher Competency Testing; Evaluation Methods; Outcome Measures; Participant Characteristics; Student Certification; Program Effectiveness; Teaching Methods; Teaching Skills; Multivariate Analysis; North Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Methodisch-didaktische Anleitung; Unterrichtserfolg; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Pflichtkurs; Schulzeugnis; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrbefähigung; Lehrkompetenz; Unterrichtsbefähigung; Multivariate Analyse
Abstract	Understanding effective and appropriate techniques for assessing student learning has never been as critical and political as is it is today. Accurate assessment methodologies employed in public schools are vital to the interpretation of student achievement data through which school effectiveness is being measured. Although there is a need, research has shown that preservice teachers are not receiving adequate training in their teacher preparation courses. The authors of this study examined the assessment literacy of teacher candidates before and after completing a required assessment course in their teacher preparation program. Teacher candidates (N = 190) were asked to complete the Assessment Literacy Inventory as a pretest measure and posttest measure. Findings revealed that certain aspects of assessment literacy were present before the course, but also that exposure to the course potentially increased assessment literacy in some areas. Implications for researchers and practitioners are included. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01