THE EDITOR MARY KENNEDY is a professor in the Department of Teacher Education at Michigan State University. Her research studies focus on the relationship between a teacher's qualifications and the quality of their teaching practice. She is the winner of four education awards including the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education's (AACTE) Margaret B. Lindsey Award for Distinguished Research in Teacher Education. She also served as the vice president in the Division on Teaching and Teacher Education with the American Educational Research Association (AERA).

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• The Authors vForeword xiiiMarilyn Cochran-SmithIntroduction: The Uncertain Relationship Between Teacher Assessment and Teacher Quality 1Mary M. KennedyPart One: Assessment of Teacher Candidates 71 The Use of Portfolios in Preservice Teacher Education: A Critical Appraisal 9Ginette Delandshere, Anthony R. Petrosky2 Disposition Assessment: The Science and Psychology of Teacher Selection 43Laurie Moses HinesPart Two: Assessment For Transition Into Teaching 673 Assessment for Learning in Preservice Teacher Education: Performance-Based Assessments 69Ruth Chung Wei, Raymond L. Pecheone4 Licensure Tests: Their Use and Value for Increasing Teacher Quality 133Dan Goldhaber5 Hiring Decisions 149Dane A. DelliPart Three: Assessment of Practicing Teachers 1636 The Role of Formative Assessments in New Teacher Induction 165Peter Youngs, Ben Pogodzinski, Mark Low7 Assessing for Teacher Tenure 201Gary Sykes, Sarah Winchell8 Approaches to Annual Performance Assessment 225Mary M. Kennedy9 Value-Added: Assessing Teachers’ Contributions to Student Achievement 251Douglas N. Harris, Daniel F. McCaffrey10 The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards: An Investment for the Future? 283Jillian P. Reese11 Judging Teachers: The Law of Teacher Dismissals 297Diana PullinPart Four: Broader Assessment Issues 33512 Setting Standards for Teacher Evaluation 337Barbara B. Howard, Arlen R. Gullickson13 Thinking Systemically About Assessment Practice 355Pamela A. Moss14 Teacher Quality: An American Educational Dilemma 375David K. CohenDiscussion Questions 403Index 405

THE EDITOR MARY KENNEDY is a professor in the Department of Teacher Education at Michigan State University. Her research studies focus on the relationship between a teacher's qualifications and the quality of their teaching practice. She is the winner of four education awards including the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education's (AACTE) Margaret B. Lindsey Award for Distinguished Research in Teacher Education. She also served as the vice president in the Division on Teaching and Teacher Education with the American Educational Research Association (AERA).

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• The Authors vForeword xiiiMarilyn Cochran-SmithIntroduction: The Uncertain Relationship Between Teacher Assessment and Teacher Quality 1Mary M. KennedyPart One: Assessment of Teacher Candidates 71 The Use of Portfolios in Preservice Teacher Education: A Critical Appraisal 9Ginette Delandshere, Anthony R. Petrosky2 Disposition Assessment: The Science and Psychology of Teacher Selection 43Laurie Moses HinesPart Two: Assessment For Transition Into Teaching 673 Assessment for Learning in Preservice Teacher Education: Performance-Based Assessments 69Ruth Chung Wei, Raymond L. Pecheone4 Licensure Tests: Their Use and Value for Increasing Teacher Quality 133Dan Goldhaber5 Hiring Decisions 149Dane A. DelliPart Three: Assessment of Practicing Teachers 1636 The Role of Formative Assessments in New Teacher Induction 165Peter Youngs, Ben Pogodzinski, Mark Low7 Assessing for Teacher Tenure 201Gary Sykes, Sarah Winchell8 Approaches to Annual Performance Assessment 225Mary M. Kennedy9 Value-Added: Assessing Teachers’ Contributions to Student Achievement 251Douglas N. Harris, Daniel F. McCaffrey10 The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards: An Investment for the Future? 283Jillian P. Reese11 Judging Teachers: The Law of Teacher Dismissals 297Diana PullinPart Four: Broader Assessment Issues 33512 Setting Standards for Teacher Evaluation 337Barbara B. Howard, Arlen R. Gullickson13 Thinking Systemically About Assessment Practice 355Pamela A. Moss14 Teacher Quality: An American Educational Dilemma 375David K. CohenDiscussion Questions 403Index 405

THE EDITOR MARY KENNEDY is a professor in the Department of Teacher Education at Michigan State University. Her research studies focus on the relationship between a teacher's qualifications and the quality of their teaching practice. She is the winner of four education awards including the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education's (AACTE) Margaret B. Lindsey Award for Distinguished Research in Teacher Education. She also served as the vice president in the Division on Teaching and Teacher Education with the American Educational Research Association (AERA).

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• The Authors vForeword xiiiMarilyn Cochran-SmithIntroduction: The Uncertain Relationship Between Teacher Assessment and Teacher Quality 1Mary M. KennedyPart One: Assessment of Teacher Candidates 71 The Use of Portfolios in Preservice Teacher Education: A Critical Appraisal 9Ginette Delandshere, Anthony R. Petrosky2 Disposition Assessment: The Science and Psychology of Teacher Selection 43Laurie Moses HinesPart Two: Assessment For Transition Into Teaching 673 Assessment for Learning in Preservice Teacher Education: Performance-Based Assessments 69Ruth Chung Wei, Raymond L. Pecheone4 Licensure Tests: Their Use and Value for Increasing Teacher Quality 133Dan Goldhaber5 Hiring Decisions 149Dane A. DelliPart Three: Assessment of Practicing Teachers 1636 The Role of Formative Assessments in New Teacher Induction 165Peter Youngs, Ben Pogodzinski, Mark Low7 Assessing for Teacher Tenure 201Gary Sykes, Sarah Winchell8 Approaches to Annual Performance Assessment 225Mary M. Kennedy9 Value-Added: Assessing Teachers’ Contributions to Student Achievement 251Douglas N. Harris, Daniel F. McCaffrey10 The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards: An Investment for the Future? 283Jillian P. Reese11 Judging Teachers: The Law of Teacher Dismissals 297Diana PullinPart Four: Broader Assessment Issues 33512 Setting Standards for Teacher Evaluation 337Barbara B. Howard, Arlen R. Gullickson13 Thinking Systemically About Assessment Practice 355Pamela A. Moss14 Teacher Quality: An American Educational Dilemma 375David K. CohenDiscussion Questions 403Index 405