Assessing Teacher Competency.Assessing Teacher Competency by Judy R. Wilkerson and William Steve Lang, Corwin Press, Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , Calif., 2007, 375 pp. with index, $79.95 hardcover and $39.95 softcover soft·cov·er adj. Not bound between hard covers: softcover books; a softcover edition. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] What are the standards for teacher quality? Each institution differs in its preparation, but shouldn't all institutions have the same standards for teaching quality? Shouldn't licensing exams be driven by a rigorous definition of teaching quality; multiple measures of licensure composed of rigorous tests of content knowledge; and performance-based assessments of teaching skills to provide evidence of pupil learning that has occurred as a result of their instruction? In Assessing Teacher Competency: Five Standards-Based Steps to Valid Measurement Using the CAATS CAATS Canadian Automated Air Traffic System CAATS Cooperative Approach to Air Traffic Services CAATS California Alliance of Advanced Transportation Systems CAATS Computer-Assisted Aircraft Trouble Shooting System Model, authors Judy Wilkerson and William Lang William Lang was the coach of the Maryland Terrapins football team from 1908-1909. Lang co-coached the team with Dr. Edward Larkin in 1909. He compiled a 5-13 record. Preceded by Charles Melick University of Maryland Head Football Coaches provide the reader with five standards-based steps for assessing teacher competency. They see the ultimate goal as protecting the public from the unqualified practitioner. The CAATS Model is a format to meet that need. Wilkerson is a professor of research and assessment at Florida Gulf Coast University About FGCU History The newest university in the State University System of Florida, the school was established by then-governor Lawton Chiles in 1991, although the site of the university wasn't chosen until 1992, and construction pushed back even further still (until , while William Lang is an associate professor of educational measurement and research at the University of South Florida • • [ . They give specific guidance for making valid decisions about teachers. They show how to track teacher performance in a way that ensures credibility through the use of collected data and scoring methodologies for differentiating effective and ineffective instructors. While the text is well developed, it's better suited for state departments of education or a large school district with multiple staff members available to carry out the detailed program. The common use of abbreviations for professional organizations throughout the text leaves it suited for a select audience as it is a difficult read, no matter how well written. Reviewed by Jerry Horgen, adjunct professor of educational leadership, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minn., and Capella University Capella University is a private for-profit distance institution of higher learning. Capella University offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral (PhD and PsyD) degrees in business, technology, education, human services and psychology. , Minneapolis, Minn. |
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