Assessing Teacher Competency : Five Standards-Based Steps to Valid Measurement Using the CAATS Model - Judy R. Wilkerson

Assessing Teacher Competency

Five Standards-Based Steps to Valid Measurement Using the CAATS Model

By: Judy R. Wilkerson, William S. Lang

Paperback | 13 April 2007

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'I have not seen anything quite as systematic as this material in guiding the reader through a process for developing a valid and reliable assessment plan. Covers all the areas one would want in designing a system for accreditation or for other purposes' - Martha Gage, Director, Teacher Education & Licensure, Kansas State Department of Education 'Realistically reveals the extent of the task of teacher certification and provides us with a structured learning experience that should improve our abilities with this task' - Pearl Solomon, Associate Professor, St. Thomas Aquinas College A complete, step-by-step guide to teacher assessments that meet national accreditation and accountability standards. Written in a reader-friendly style for busy faculty members and school administrators with little or no prior knowledge of statistics, this comprehensive model is designed to create fair, valid, and reliable assessments of teacher knowledge and skills. Evaluation experts Judy Wilkerson and Steve Lang provide detailed guidance for the complete five-step assessment process, making this an ideal resource both for preservice and inservice settings, including accreditation reviews and teacher induction programs. Offering worksheets and activities to illustrate every step of the process, this all-inclusive handbook covers: o Definitions, contextual factors, and sampling o Aligning performance tasks with standards defined by NCLB, NCATE, INTASC, and other groups o Designing and implementing data tracking and management systems o Ensuring psychometric integrity Valid and reliable decisions about teacher competency are based on fair, valid, and reliable assessment systems. Assessing Teacher Competency is the book all teacher educators, supervisors, and mentors have been waiting for.

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"Provides possible solutions for the problems faced in the assessment of future teachers, and realistically reveals the extent of the task of teacher certification. It provides those responsible for teacher certification with a structured learning experience that should improve our abilities with this task." -- Pearl Solomon, Associate Professor "I have not seen anything quite as systematic as this material, which guides a reader through a process for developing a valid and reliable assessment plan. It covers all the areas that one would want to see covered in designing a system for accreditation or other purposes." -- Martha Gage, Director "Structurally accurate, complete, and readable. The activities at the end of each chapter are among the best I have ever seen." -- Elaine L. Wilmore, Professor of Educational Leadership "Wilkerson and Lang provide readers a solid foundation and strong design to help them think through the use of data collected on teacher preparation program graduates that impact the national mosaic." -- SirReadaLot.org, June 2007 "The authors show how to track teacher performance in a way that ensures credibility through the use of collected data and scoring methodologies for differentiating between effective and ineffective instructors." -- The School Administrator, December 2007

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