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Measures for Teacher Candidates and Practicing
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Teachers
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PeterdHofman,dM.B.A.d
SaradBryant,dM.S.
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It’sdalldaboutdstudentdlearning.dPeriod.
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mentdliteracy—thedcoursedcontent,dfield
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, AssessmentdLiteracydStandardsdanddPerformancedMeasuresdfordTeacherdCandidatesdanddPracticingdTeach
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dbaseddrequirements,dwhichdaredbydfardthedbestdm
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Web:dMeasuredProgress.orgd|dToll- 4
free:d800.431.8901
Revisedd Januaryd 2013
Assessment Literacy Standards and Performance
d d d d d
Measures for Teacher Candidates and Practicing
d d d d d d
Teachers
PrepareddfordthedCouncildfordthedAccreditationdofdEducatordPreparationd(CAEP)d
by
StuartdR.dKahl,dPh.D.d
PeterdHofman,dM.B.A.d
SaradBryant,dM.S.
Web:dMeasuredProgress.orgd|dToll-free:d800.431.8901 P0127
, d
It’sdalldaboutdstudentdlearning.dPeriod.
100dEducationdWay
P.O.dBoxd1217
Dover,dNewdHampshire
d800.431.8901
©2013dMeasureddProgress.dAlldrightsdreserved.dMeasureddProgressdisdadregi
stereddtrademarkdandditsdlogodisdadtrademarkdofdMeasureddProgress,dInc.
Nodpartdofdthisdpublicationdmaydbedreproduceddindanydformdwithoutdthedexpr
essdwrittendpermissiondofdMeasureddProgress.
,AssessmentdLiteracydStandardsdanddPerformancedMeasuresdfordTeacherdCandidatesdanddPracticingdTeach
ers
Executive Summary d
ThedCouncildfordthedAccreditationdofdEducatordPrepara experiences,danddmeasures,dalldofdwhichdshoulddbed
tiond(CAEP)disddevelopingdnewdstandardsdtodaccreditdte heavilydperformance-based.
acherdeducationdprogramsdanddtodestablishdguidelinesdfo Assessmentddatadofdalldkindsdaredplayingdandexpandingd
rdperformancedmeasuresdfordbothdteacherdcandidatesdand roledindeducation,dadtrenddthatdisdheredtodstay.dEducatorsd
dthose dalreadydindpractice. dMeasured dProgress® dwas da
mustdbedabledtodeffectivelydgatherdanddusedevidence
mongdthedorganizationsdanddexpertsdCAEPdengageddtod ofdwhatdstudentsdknowdanddcanddodindorderdtodfosterdthe
informdthisdeffort. irdgrowthdanddsuccess.dThedworkdwedcarried
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ommendationsdrelateddtodperformancedmeasuresdfordtea lydsuperficially,dleavingdteachersdunprepareddtodhandleda
cherdcandidatesdanddpracticingdteachers. ndessentialdcomponentdofdeffectivededucationdpractice.
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lldasdresearchdwedconducteddspecificallydfordthisdproject odrevisedthedaccreditationdstandardsdand,dideally,daddre
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mmendations. aperdhasdadsingledfocus:dassessmentdliteracy,dwhichdco
mprisesdthedessentialdassessment-
Conclusions: relateddknowledge,dskills,danddcompetenciesdthatdalldte
▪ Indmanydpre- achersdshoulddbedprepareddtodapplydindK–
servicedprograms,dthedcoveragedofdassessmentdl 12dclassrooms.
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mentdliteracy—thedcoursedcontent,dfield
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, AssessmentdLiteracydStandardsdanddPerformancedMeasuresdfordTeacherdCandidatesdanddPracticingdTeach
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dbaseddrequirements,dwhichdaredbydfardthedbestdm
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