Developing A System of Program Assessment Within Teacher Education: Lessons Learned

Authors

Kara Viesca, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Emilie Mitescu Reagan, Teachers College
Sarah Enterline, Boston College
Ann Marie Gleeson, Primary Source

Date of this Version

2013

Citation

Published inThe Teacher Educator, 48:257–275, 2013

Comments

Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC

Abstract

Our intention in this article is to present one institution’s efforts to take on program assessment and respond to calls for accountability. To do so, the teacher education program simultaneously sought to address the narrowly defined measures called for by policy makers and politicians, while at the same time broadening and expanding outcomes (such as student learning) and the missions, themes, and values of the teacher education program. The following describes the accountability movement in teacher education and then offers the lessons learned within one program developing a system of assessment within teacher education.