Teacher Assessment and the Quest for Teacher Quality: A Handbook Book

About the Editor/Contributors.

Foreword (Marilyn Cochran-Smith).

Introduction: The Uncertain Relationship Between Teacher Assessment and Teacher Quality (Mary M. Kennedy).

Part One: Assessment of Teacher Candidates.

1 The Use of Portfolios in Preservice Teacher Education: A Critical Appraisal (Ginette DeLandshere, Anthony R. Petrosky).

2 Disposition Assessment: The Science and Psychology of Teacher Selection (Laurie Moses Hines).

Part Two: Assessment for Transition into Teaching.

3 Assessment for Learning in Preservice Teacher Education: Performance-Based Assessments (Ruth Chung Wei, Ray L. Pecheone).

4 Licensure Tests: Their Use and Value for Increasing Teacher Quality (Dan Goldhaber).

5 Hiring Decisions (Dane A. Delli).

Part Three: Assessment of Practicing Teachers.

6 The Role of Formative Assessments in New Teacher Induction (Peter Youngs, Ben Podgodzinski, Mark Low).

7 Assessing for Teacher Tenure (Gary Sykes, Sarah Winchell).

8 Approaches to Annual Performance Assessment (Mary M. Kennedy).

9 Value-Added: Assessing Teachers' Contributions to Student Achievement (Douglas N. Harris, Daniel F.  McCaffrey).

10 The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards: An Investment for the Future (Jillian P. Reese)?

11 Judging Teachers: The Law of Teacher Dismissals (Diana Pullin).

Part Four: Broader Assessment Issues.

12 Setting Standards for Teacher Evaluation (Barbara B. Howard , Arlen R. Gullickson).

13 Thinking Systemically About Assessment Practice (Pamela A. Moss).

14 Teacher Quality: An American Educational Dilemma (David K. Cohen).

Discussion Questions.

Index.