教师教育质量如何界定：美国教师教育评估机构NCATE运作模式

介绍了NCATE的评估范围、具体程序,并在对其进行分析的基础上,针对我国的具体情况,提出了值得我国借鉴的地方和有益的启示.     

Development of a performance assessment task and rubric to measure prospective secondary school mathematics teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge and skills

The purpose of this paper is to share a performance assessment task and rubric designed to assess secondary school mathematics preservice teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge and skills. The assessment task and rubric were developed in collaboration with five education faculty, four arts and sciences faculty, and four high school teachers over a period of one year. Over this period, the group met more than 15 times and designed an assessment task and rubric to measure secondary school preservice teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge and skills. The assessment task and rubric were piloted at the end of the year and extensively revised using the pilot data. The redesigned task and rubric were successfully carried out in the second and subsequent years. Other teacher education programs can benefit from this assessment of teacher candidates’ pedagogical content knowledge and skills.     

美国教师教育认证标准的发展历程及对我国的启示

本文以美国全国教师教育认证委员会(NCATE)为案例,在目标本位、课程本位、知识基础本位和绩效本位的概念框架下,对NCATE不同历史时期的认证标准的特征进行研究,将其理论基础分别归纳为目标评价理论、CIPP评价理论、效用评价理论和绩效评价理论,将NCATE不同历史时期所持有的教师教育观分别综合为技术理性主义的、科学主义的、专业化的、以及多元化的.最后讨论其对我国教师教育改革的启示和意义.     

质量认证框架下的美国教师教育质量保证研究

开放性、多样性是其美国教师教育的两大特点.在体现开放性的同时,美国已经形成了一套相互协调、有机配合的质量保证体系,其中教师教育质量认证发挥了极其重要的作用.本文以全美教育学院质量认证理事会的认证框架为线索,探讨了美国教育学院质量认证目的、认证标准框架、认证程序及其与教师教育政策决策部门、教育学院(系)和教育研究及学科专业委员会之间的关系,从而在此基础上提出我国教师教育所存在的问题.这些问题及进一步的思考将为我国教师教育转型以及建立开放式、高质量的教师教育模式提供良好的决策参考.     

Specialized Accreditation:

The number of specialized accreditors continues to increase. Consequently, college librarians need to become more knowledgeable about the process. Three main areas of concern are (1) paper-work demands; (2) vagueness in standards and criteria; and (3) potential resource inequity. The author offers a detailed overview of the standards, criteria, and procedures used by one specialized accreditor, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), and suggests ways to be prepared for site visits and reports. A specialized accreditor directory is included as an Appendix.     

全美教师教育认证理事会（NCATE）之简介

全美教师教育认证理事会（NCATE）是美国教师教育发展史上首屈一指的教师教育认证机构,也是经美国教育部和美国高等教育评估委员会认可的第一个全国性教师教育评估理事会,自1954年成立至今已为652家教师教育机构进行过认证,它通过对全美各个院校和大学教育单位进行专业认证,为高质量的教师和教师教育计划提供保证。本文主要介绍NCATE的学术信度、认证标准和认证程序等,以期为国内制定教师教育标准提供借鉴。     

追踪NCATE机构评估标准的新进展

在2008年NCATE机构评估标谁修订的基础上,系统介绍NCATE的使命和愿景、评估范围、评估概念框架、评估标准和评估程序,并对评估标准的修订情况进行了整理．     

美国社会科教师专业标准的知识取向

2008年美国教师教育鉴定委员会修订了最新教师教育专业标准,提出了教师在知识、技能及专业性向等方面的专业要求。标准对社会科教师的专业知识内容做了具体规定,突出社会科教师所要具备的特殊知识领域,体现社会科课程对教师知识的专业要求。     

美、英、法三国教师教育评估及其启示

美、英、法三国的历史和文化传统不尽相同,不同的教师教育管理体制形成了不同的教师教育评估模式,但却有着共同的特点：评估机构的独立性、评估程序的科学性和民主性、评估结果运用的科学合理性。针对我国的具体情况,提出了值得我国借鉴的地方和有益的启示。     

Credit Unions for Teachers

Recently, schools of education throughout the country have struggled with how to infuse, teach, and assess dispositions in systematic ways within their teacher education programs. This necessary and important work has proved to be time-consuming challenging. The following article describes the four-step process that the authors are currently engaged in, which includes clearly defining dispositions; determining how this definition is best operationalized; determining the types of assessments needed to evaluate the desired degree of competence; and analyzing the data on these assessments for the purpose of program revision. Throughout each of these steps, the critical process of communication and support is discussed.