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DEVELOPMENT OF AN ASSESSMENT STRATEGY FOR A GENERIC TEACHING COMPETENCY

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1978
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the consistency of judgments by untrained, but knowledgeable, observers in assessing teacher behaviors which assist students in developing a positive self-concept as measured by an original observational instrument . The study attempted to answer the question: Can untrained observers agree whether or not teacher behaviors which assist students in developing a positive self-concept have been demonstrated? Five teacher educators and eighty graduate students in their classes in the College of Education, Florida Atlantic University, participated in the study. Of the eighty graduate students, fifty-two were classroom teachers, seven Here administrators, two were teacher supervisors, four were teacher educators, five were full -time graduate students with previous teaching experience, and ten were in other occupations but had previous teaching experience. Eight of the classroom teachers were also department chairpersons. The participants observed and assessed three different videotaped lessons taught by three different teachers. Of the sample, seventy-three observers were present for Tape I, and seventy-eight observers were present for Tapes II and III. No special training in the use of the instrument was given. The observation instrument used in the study consisted of thirty specific behaviors and a comment section. Observers checked whether each behavior was observed or not observed during each lesson and some made comments in addition.Observer responses on the comment section of the instrument were inconsistent. The comment section elicited free association responses, and high observer consistency was not expected. If the instrument was used in the actual practice of competency assessment, the comment section could be beneficial in that the observed teacher could receive commendations, clarifications, or suggestions for improvement.
Title: THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ASSESSMENT STRATEGY FOR A GENERIC TEACHING COMPETENCY.
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Name(s): JENSEN, MONA M.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1978
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 135 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: The purpose of this study was to investigate the consistency of judgments by untrained, but knowledgeable, observers in assessing teacher behaviors which assist students in developing a positive self-concept as measured by an original observational instrument . The study attempted to answer the question: Can untrained observers agree whether or not teacher behaviors which assist students in developing a positive self-concept have been demonstrated? Five teacher educators and eighty graduate students in their classes in the College of Education, Florida Atlantic University, participated in the study. Of the eighty graduate students, fifty-two were classroom teachers, seven Here administrators, two were teacher supervisors, four were teacher educators, five were full -time graduate students with previous teaching experience, and ten were in other occupations but had previous teaching experience. Eight of the classroom teachers were also department chairpersons. The participants observed and assessed three different videotaped lessons taught by three different teachers. Of the sample, seventy-three observers were present for Tape I, and seventy-eight observers were present for Tapes II and III. No special training in the use of the instrument was given. The observation instrument used in the study consisted of thirty specific behaviors and a comment section. Observers checked whether each behavior was observed or not observed during each lesson and some made comments in addition.Observer responses on the comment section of the instrument were inconsistent. The comment section elicited free association responses, and high observer consistency was not expected. If the instrument was used in the actual practice of competency assessment, the comment section could be beneficial in that the observed teacher could receive commendations, clarifications, or suggestions for improvement.
Identifier: 11716 (digitool), FADT11716 (IID), fau:8648 (fedora)
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): Thesis (Educat.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1978.
College of Education
Subject(s): Teachers--Rating of
Competency-based education--Florida
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