Using Evidence-Centered Design to Create a Special Educator Observation System

Autor/inn/en	Johnson, Evelyn S.; Crawford, Angela R.; Moylan, Laura A.; Zheng, Yuzhu
Titel	Using Evidence-Centered Design to Create a Special Educator Observation System
Quelle	(2018), (34 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Evidence Based Practice; Special Education Teachers; Observation; Disabilities; Teaching Methods; Video Technology; Scores; Teacher Competencies; Teacher Evaluation; Scoring Rubrics; Psychometrics; Test Construction; Test Reliability; Test Validity + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Special education; Teacher; Teachers; Sonderpädagoge; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Beobachtung; Handicap; Behinderung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrkunst; Teacher appraisal; Lehrerbeurteilung; Scoring formulas; Auswertungsbogen; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Testaufbau; Testreliabilität; Testvalidität
Abstract	The Evidence-Centered Design (ECD) framework was used to create a special education teacher observation system, Recognizing Effective Special Education Teachers (RESET). Extensive reviews of research informed the domain analysis and modeling stages, and led to the conceptual framework in which effective special education teaching is operationalized as the ability to effectively implement evidence-based practices for students with disabilities. In the assessment implementation stage, four raters evaluated 40 videos and provided evidence to support the scores assigned to teacher performances. An inductive approach was used to analyze the data and to create empirically derived, item level performance descriptors. In the assessment delivery stage, four different raters evaluated the same videos using the fully developed rubric. Many-facet Rasch measurement (MFRM) analyses showed that the item, teacher, lesson and rater facets achieved high psychometric quality. This process can be applied to other content areas to develop teacher observation systems that provide accurate evaluations and feedback to improve instructional practice. [This is the online version of an article published in "Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice."] (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01