Psychometrics of Praxis III: Classroom Performance Assessments

Describes the Praxis III assessment, an observation-based system for assessing the skills of beginning teachers that emphasizes teacher decision-making and the importance of student, school, and curricular context. The principles and processes of the assessment's design and construction are des...

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Published in:Journal of personnel evaluation in education 1998, Vol.12 (2), p.163
Main Author: Dwyer, Carol Anne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beginning Teachers
Classroom Observation Techniques
Classrooms
Context Effect
Decision Making
Education policy
Educational Environment
Educational evaluation
Educational Research
Educational Testing
Elementary Secondary Education
Instructional Effectiveness
Learning
Outcomes of Education
Praxis Series
Professional development
Quantitative psychology
R&D
Research & development
Skills
Students
Teacher Effectiveness
Teacher Evaluation
Teaching
Teaching Skills
Test Construction
Test Use
Validity
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Summary:Describes the Praxis III assessment, an observation-based system for assessing the skills of beginning teachers that emphasizes teacher decision-making and the importance of student, school, and curricular context. The principles and processes of the assessment's design and construction are described, and issues in teacher performance-assessment are discussed. (SLD)
ISSN:0920-525X
1874-8597
1874-8600
DOI:10.1023/A:1008033111392