Teacher efficacy and teacher competency ratings

This cross-validation study investigated the relationships among teacher sense of efficacy, superintendents' ratings of teacher competency, and selected demographic and background variables. One hundred fifty-five teachers from 15 districts in a Southeastern state participated in the study. Multiple regression indicated variables significantly related to efficacy scores were: competency rating by superintendent, birth order, and whether the teacher would again choose teaching as a career. Using discriminant analysis, superior and average competency teachers could be differentiated from low competency teachers on the basis of four significant variables, one of which was efficacy scores. This analysis placed 80.52% of the teachers in the appropriate group, and accounted for 29% of the variance in groups. Analyses also indicated some support for the consistency of superintendents' ratings of teachers across districts.     

Teacher competency testing: what are special education teachers expected to know?

Teacher competency testing (TCT) is a current manifestation of education reform; 48 of the 50 states are actively planning or implementing teacher testing programs, and 25 (plus the District of Columbia) are developing or administering tests in specific subject areas to include special education. This article presents the results of a nationwide survey that addressed TCT in special education. Responses were collected from 46 states and the District of Columbia. Analyses of results revealed that states vary in their use of teacher competency tests and that specific special education teacher competency tests are used or being actively studied in about half the states. Implications for the practice of special education are provided.     

Teacher competency testing: what teachers of students with LD need to know

In 1964, North Carolina became the first state to enact a testing program for initial certification of teachers. Today, almost all states and the District of Columbia are actively planning or implementing teacher testing programs; six are administering tests in the specific area of learning disabilities. The objectives and content areas of knowledge included in competency testing programs within this specialized area of teacher competence were analyzed, and comparisons were completed across knowledge areas and among states. In general, much similarity exists in what teachers of students with learning disabilities in different states are expected to know. This information represents a strong foundation for planning, implementing, and evaluating training programs for all teachers.     

古代有名的落榜生

古代科举考试中产生的很多状元现在已经鲜为人知,但是落榜生里却有不少人举世闻名。最富有传奇色彩的落榜生当属唐代诗人张继,他因一首落榜诗而名声大振。相传,张继落榜后,想着同窗好友个个都金榜题名,唯有自己名落孙山,心情非常失落苦闷,便前往苏州散心。     

My Teacher Mrs.Li

<正>Mrs.Li is in her forties.She has taught at my school for ten years.She is always kind and helpful.Whenever she has some money left,she gives it to someone in need.With her help,three poor children have finished high school.To my surprise,she has donated blood many times since 2000.And she has decided to donate her body for medical research after her death.     

The efficacy of final examinations: A comparative study of closed-book, invigilated exams and open-book, open-web exams

Educators have long debated the usefulness (or otherwise) of final examinations; a debate that has typically revolved around the relative merits of closed-book exams, open-book exams, take-home exams or their substitution by some other assessment format (eg, project work). This paper adds a new dimension to the debate by considering how the final examination assessment instrument might be enhanced through harnessing the power of technology, more specifically, how the learner experience of the final examination might be made more authentic and, in the process, more constructively aligned with stated learning outcomes. The authors report on the latest findings of an ongoing research project evaluating the effectiveness of 'open-book, open-web' (OBOW) examinations delivered by an online university, vis-à-vis a closed-book, invigilated alternative. Earlier research had indicated that the OBOW model receives the strong endorsement of students in a number of respects, most particularly the quality of the learning outcomes.     

大学生考试作弊的现状及对策分析

文章通过网络问卷调查法,对3所高校190名大学生就考试作弊的现状、动机、原因等进行调查、分析,并从加大思想道德教育,提高诚信意识,加强学风建设,完善相关制度,减少作弊条件等方面提出防止大学生作弊的对策。     

"城市教师驻校模式":美国教师教育改革的新方向

"城市教师驻校模式",是美国教师教育改革的新方向.它主要是针对城市学区优秀教师缺乏和新教师流失过大,而传统的大学教师培养,选择性教师计划和教师专业发展学校又无能为力的困境而提出来的教师教育第三条道路.它通过一年的驻校期和三年左右的入职指导期,成功实现了职前与入职的一体化,提高了教师留任率;理论学习与临床实践的结合,提高了师资培养质量;中小学重组,优化了教师专业学习环境;为城市学区提供优秀师资,促进了教育公平.     

Teacher Education for Sustainability. II. Two Teacher Education Projects from Asia and the Pacific

Our schools and educators face a compelling responsibility to serve society by fostering the transformations needed to set us on a path to sustainable development in the 21st century. Education for sustainability is a new paradigm for a life long learning process that leads to an informed and involved citizenry having the creative problem solving skills, scientific, technological, and social literacy, and commitment to engage in responsible actions that will help ensure an environmentally sound, socially just, and economically prosperous future for all. This paper and the preceding paper, from a soon to be published book, Education for a Sustainable Future: A Paradigm of Hope, edited by Keith A. Wheeler, focus on the need to have science imbedded at the core of the education for sustainability paradigm and the need to increase and enhance teacher education to better be able to develop the necessary interdisciplinary thinking and transformative learning for the new millenium.     

开放教育考试管理模式研究

传统的不合理的考试模式，作为制约教学改革的瓶颈因素逐渐凸现出来．因此，必须改革传统的考试模式与方法，重视和大力推进有利于学生的综合素质提高和创新精神形成的考试内容、方法的全方位改革。考试管理模式改革将成为下一阶段我国现代远程教育各试点高校教学改革的重要内容。     

大学生考试作弊处理的伦理学探析

目前高校大学生作弊之风屡禁不止,并且呈现出许多新的特点,纠正考试作弊之风迫在眉睫。一方面,为处理学生作弊问题,各高校都制定了严格的处理条例;另一方面,高校又承担着育人的责任。在关涉伦理的教育事件中,结果论者把教育看成是促进幸福或成功的手段。非结果论者却把教育视为道德主体的先决条件,它为培养有能力且有道德的人服务。我们需明确分析的思路,以便更好地进行道德反省。     

Towards a competency model: A review of the literature and the competency standards

Competency-based approaches using information and communication technologies have been the main solution of the organization’s expectations in all fields (public and private) to increase the products’ quality and employees’ capacity. Furthermore, the concept of competency can have several different definitions, which may make it difficult to model. As a result, without a good representation of the knowledge and competency and reusable definitions of competence, an e- Learning system will be unable to adapt to its users, to personalize learning activities. In this paper, we present a view of some important competency definitions and the main competency specifications, like the HR-XML specification (Human Resources XML), and the IMS Reusable Definition of Competency or Educational Objective (IMS RDCEO). Moreover, we suggest a competency model for training and education based on these specifications.     

Toward cultural competency in diagnosis

Most counselors recognize the importance ofcultural competence in their work. As part ofeffective treatment, skills in accuratelydiagnosing clients from diverse backgrounds areessential, yet specific techniques addressingcultural differences to aid in the diagnosisprocess are underrepresented in the counselingliterature. The purpose of this article is tooffer one step toward the development ofdiagnostic methods suitable for an increasinglydiverse client base. The importance ofcultural competency during the diagnostic phaseof counseling is discussed, the nature ofculture and its influence on diagnosis isreviewed, and a practical conceptual frameworkthat can assist counselors in makingsystematic, culturally sensitive diagnosis ispresented.