An Investigation of Observer-Judge Ratings of Teacher Competence. Final Report

Demonstrating and testing Conant's recommendation that teacher competence should determine certification, this four-phase study from 1964-68 developed and field-tested procedures for evaluating teacher competence and for determining how evaluation is affected by the beliefs of student teachers...

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Main Author Brown, Bob Burton
Format Publication
LanguageEnglish
Published 31.01.1969
Subjects
Analysis of Variance
Attitude Measures
Attitudes
Behavior Rating Scales
Check Lists
Correlation
Educational Experiments
Evaluation
Factor Analysis
Institutional Cooperation
Interaction Process Analysis
Lesson Observation Criteria
Student Teachers
Teacher Certification
Teacher Qualifications
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Summary:Demonstrating and testing Conant's recommendation that teacher competence should determine certification, this four-phase study from 1964-68 developed and field-tested procedures for evaluating teacher competence and for determining how evaluation is affected by the beliefs of student teachers and observer-judges. Following the Phase I orientation of observer-judges and evaluation of rating instruments and procedures, 539 observer-judges from colleges, public schools, and State Departments of Public Instruction rated 407 student teachers' clinical classroom performances over a one-year period (Phase II) with Teacher's Classroom Behavior instruments. Prior to rating, students and observer-judges took three Study of Beliefs tests. Phase II data was statistically analyzed and compared with data from Phase III in which 100 Phase II subjects, then first-year teachers, and 100 experienced teachers were evaluated. Data analysis in Phase IV revealed: predictable interrelationships among teacher beliefs, teacher competence, observer descriptions, and observer-judge beliefs; belief gaps between colleges of education and public schools; and theory-practice discrepancies in teachers and observer-judges. Recommendations for use of these findings in teacher evaluation programs are made. (LP)