Measurement Issues and Assessment for Teaching Quality

AvDrew Gitomer

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

3 153 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar. Fri frakt över 249 kr.

Fler format och utgåvor

Inbunden

3 820 kr

Beskrivning

Offering perspectives focused on the meaningful goal of measuring and assessing teacher quality, Measurement Issues and Assessment for Teaching Quality brings together leading researchers and practitioners from the fields of education, economics and policy who contribute provocative, illuminating, and coherent articles that explore key issues surrounding this vital topic.

Features:

Provides an in-depth examination of three thematic sections: Measuring Teaching Quality for Professional Entry, Measuring Teaching Quality in Practice, Measuring Teaching Quality in Context
Includes section summaries by Drew Gitomer that highlight key issues and common themes that tie the articles together
Closes with a summary and call to action by Lee Shulman, President of The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

Measurement Issues and Assessment for Teaching Quality is must reading for principals, educational administrators, and policymakers concerned with the dynamics of improving teacher quality.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-12-10
Mått:177 x 254 x 15 mm
Vikt:510 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:272
Upplaga:1
Förlag:SAGE Publications
ISBN:9781412961448

Utforska kategorier

Utbildningsstrategier och utbildningspolitik inom Psykologi och pedagogik

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionSECTION I: MEASURING TEACHING QUALITY FOR PROFESSIONAL ENTRYCh 1. Measuring Teacher Quality for Professional EntryCh 2. Hiring for Teacher Quality at the District Level: Lessons from The New Teacher ProjectCh 3. Professionalizing the Occupation of Teaching in a Time of TransitionBroadening the Vision of Professional Entry--Synthesis of Section ISECTION II. MEASURING TEACHING QUALITY IN PRACTICECh 4. Measuring Teacher Quality in PracticeCh 5. The Policy Uses and Policy Validity of Value-Added and Other Teacher Quality MeasuresCh 6. Approximations of Teacher Quality and Effectiveness: View from the State Education AgencyMeasuring Teacher and Teaching Quality: Considerations and Next Steps--Synthesis of Section IISECTION III. MEASURING TEACHING QUALITY IN CONTEXTCh 7. Mapping the Terrain of Teacher QualityCh 8. Measuring Instruction for Teacher LearningCh 9. Opportunity to Teach: Teacher Quality in ContextCrisp Measurement and Messy Context: A Clash of Assumptions and Metaphors--Synthesis of Section IIIAssessment of Teaching or Assessment for Teaching? Reflections on the Invitational ConferenceAbout the ContributorsAuthor IndexSubject Index