Evaluating Teacher Education Programs through Performance-based Assessments

摘要

A flurry of research studies and book chapters published in recent years outlined the development and testing of "high-leverage practices" for teacher candidates (e.g. Grossman, Hammerness, & McDonald, 2009; Ball, Sleep, Boerst & Bass, 2009; Forzani, 2014; Lachuk & Koellner, 2015). The book is amongst one of the richest and most comprehensive resources of its kind. A total of 22 chapters covered in the book are thematically broken up into three sections, namely "The Role of Faculty and Institutions in Implementing Performance-Based Assessments", "Supporting Teacher Education Candidates' Work with Performance-Based Assessments" and "Programs and Initiatives Related to Performance-Based Assessments". Much of this information appears in this well-structured and well-documented book focuses on improving the performance of the next generation of teachers and the evolution of teacher education through performance-based assessment.