Title: Teacher assessment and the quest for teacher quality : a handbook /
Authors: Kennedy, Mary M.; American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Teachers Rating of United States; Prediction of teacher success United States.; Effective teaching United States.
Contents: Introduction : the uncertain relationship between teacher assessment and teacher quality / Mary M. Kennedy -- The use of portfolios in preservice teacher education : a critical appraisal / Ginette Delandshere, Anthony R. Petrosky -- Disposition assessment : the science and psychology of teacher selection / Laurie Moses Hines -- Assessment for learning in preservice teacher education : performance-based assessments / Ruth Chung Wei, Raymond L. Pecheone -- Licensure tests : their use and value for increasing teacher quality / Dan Goldhaber -- Hiring decisions / Dane A. Delli -- The role of formative assessment in new teacher induction / Peter Youngs, Ben Pogodzinski, Mark Low -- Assessing for teacher tenure / Gary Sykes, Sarah Winchell -- Approaches to annual performance assessment / Mary M. Kennedy -- Value-added : assessing teachers' contributions to student achievement / Douglas N. Harris, Daniel F. McCaffrey -- The national board for professional teaching standards : an investment for the future? / Jillian P. Reese -- Judging teachers : the law of teacher dismissals / Diana Pullin -- Setting standards for teacher evaluation / Barbara B. Howard, Arlen R. Gullickson -- Thinking systemically about assessment practice / Pamela A. Moss -- Teacher quality : an American educational dilemma / David K. Cohen.