ERIC Number: EJ1213754
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 30
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Leveraging Case Study Research: A Mechanism to Measure Teaching Effectiveness
Anderson, Sarah K.; Hagen, Brittany D.; Dulski-Bucholz, Andrea L.; Whitsel, Christopher M.; Smith, Kayla D.; Willeson, Ann M.
Mid-Western Educational Researcher, v31 n1 p37-66 2019
This article shares findings from a descriptive, multiple case study assessing graduate outcomes 2.5 years after the completion of a teacher education program. Case study was used as an alternative to value-added measures to holistically examine complex attributes of effective teaching. Mixed methods data collection included graduate and supervisor surveys, self and supervisor evaluation of skills and dispositions, interviews, and classroom observations. Results indicated participants effectively applied the knowledge, skills, and dispositions the program was designed to achieve in the areas of Learner and Learning, Content, Instructional Practice, and Professional Responsibility. Three major recommendations emerged: 1) the necessity to develop established proficiency levels for new teachers related to diverse learners, 2) the need for shared responsibility of outcomes and targeted induction support, and 3) support for supervisor evaluation as a viable mechanism for education program accountability of teaching effectiveness of graduates.
Descriptors: College Graduates, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Education Programs, Outcomes of Education, Education Work Relationship, Program Effectiveness, Teaching Skills, Teacher Evaluation, Educational Practices, Teacher Responsibility, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Professionalism
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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