An Examination of Key Assessments in a Teacher Education Program: Muddy Water With Purpose

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Abstract

The purpose of this project was to exam the results of 8 key assessments that elementary and secondary teacher education candidates completed during their teacher education program. The participants for this project were 50 elementary and 37 secondary pre-service teaching candidates at a mid-sized urban university in the Midwest who were in the process of completing their student teaching experience in the fall of 2016 and the spring of 2017. Significant correlations were found among several of the key assessments although there were no significant correlations among these key assessments and the latest Pearson State Licensing exam. Implications are discussed in light of the new accreditation standards that were recently instituted by the Council of Accreditation for Educator Preparation (CAEP).

Author

• Joe D. Nichols, Purdue University Fort Wayne