The Renaissance Teacher Work Sample Project

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The Renaissance Teacher Work Sample Project

• Ratings of Teacher Work Samples
• Fall 2002

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Method

• Thirty-five Longwood students completed Teacher
  Work Samples in their intermediate-level
  Practicum Experience
• These Teacher Work Samples were rated using the
  TWS Rubric
• Indicator Met
• Indicator Partially Met
• Indicator Not Met
• On the seven standards of the Teacher Work Sample
  Methodology

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The Seven Standards of the TWSM

• Contextual Factors
• Learning Goals
• Assessment Plan
• Design for Instruction
• Instructional Decision-Making
• Analysis of Student Learning
• Self-Evaluation and Reflection

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Section 1 Scoring by Practicum Instructor
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Summary of Results

• Practicum students scored highest in
• Learning Goals
• Assessment Plan
• With noticeable gains in Technical Soundness over
  scores from spring 2002
• Design for Instruction
• With noticeable gains in Use of Technology over
  scores from spring 2002
• Instructional Decision-Making
• Practicum students scored lower in
• Contextual Factors
• Analysis of Student Learning, and
• Reflection and Self-Evaluation
• But all three showed gains over spring 2002
  scores
• Especially Analysis of Student Learning

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Contextual Factors
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Learning Goals
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Assessment Plan
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Design for Instruction
10
Instructional Decision-Making
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Analysis of Student Learning
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Reflection Self-Evaluation
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Holistic Scores for Practicum Students Teacher
Work Samples