Assessment in Special Education Teacher Preparation: An Examination of Practices
There have been significant changes in special education and assessment over the past four decades. These changes have affected how university-based educator preparation programs train preservice special educators to address assessment in their professional practices to ensure that they enter classr...
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Portland State University
2019-01-01
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| description | There have been significant changes in special education and assessment over the past four decades. These changes have affected how university-based educator preparation programs train preservice special educators to address assessment in their professional practices to ensure that they enter classrooms with specialized assessment expertise and practice aligned with the Council for Exceptional Children’s preparation standards. This study identified specific preparation practices that special education teacher educators use with their candidates to develop understandings of assessment. Qualitative data were analyzed using a dual-level systematic coding scheme; findings revealed strengths in teacher training and highlighted opportunities for growth. Implications for special education teacher educators were discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bd9dc6aca1204aa8bd0cfcd5344e3a3e2022-12-21T22:45:43ZengPortland State UniversityNorthwest Journal of Teacher Education2638-40352019-01-0114210.15760/nwjte.2019.14.2.1Assessment in Special Education Teacher Preparation: An Examination of PracticesMichelle Simmons0Laurie A. Sharp1West Texas A&M UniversityTarleton State UniversityThere have been significant changes in special education and assessment over the past four decades. These changes have affected how university-based educator preparation programs train preservice special educators to address assessment in their professional practices to ensure that they enter classrooms with specialized assessment expertise and practice aligned with the Council for Exceptional Children’s preparation standards. This study identified specific preparation practices that special education teacher educators use with their candidates to develop understandings of assessment. Qualitative data were analyzed using a dual-level systematic coding scheme; findings revealed strengths in teacher training and highlighted opportunities for growth. Implications for special education teacher educators were discussed.https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/30902assessmentpreservice special educatorspecial educationteacher educatorteacher training |
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