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Handbook of Research on Professional Development for Quality Teaching and Learning
An assessment of teacher performance based on the aggregated academic achievement of the students in the teacher’s classroom.
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A Call for Mixed Methods in Evaluating Teacher Preparation Programs
Anne Henry Cash (University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0204-3.ch026
Abstract
This chapter describes current and future approaches to evaluating teacher preparation programs. Available assessments and common preparation pathways are reviewed. Obstacles to conducting evaluation for the purposes of continuous improvement are described. Recommendations are provided for using quantitative and qualitative methods to identify features of teacher preparation programs that have the strongest impact on graduates' performance and retention, such that teacher preparation programs may act on this knowledge for the purpose of continuous improvement. Next steps for teacher preparation programs include improving assessment capacity, identifying mediators and moderators of graduate outcomes, utilizing experimental methods when possible, and continuing qualitative work to inform program improvement.
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