Assessment Training in Principal Preparation Programs

Autor/inn/en	Grigsby, Bettye; Vesey, Winona
Titel	Assessment Training in Principal Preparation Programs
Quelle	In: Administrative Issues Journal: Education, Practice, and Research, 1 (2011) 2, S.18-31 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2153-7615
Schlagwörter	Principals; Administrator Education; Evaluation; Administrator Qualifications; Data Analysis; Testing; Measurement; Course Content; Research Skills; Textbooks; Decision Making; Data Collection; Higher Education; College Faculty; Statistical Analysis; Questionnaires; Online Surveys; Course Descriptions; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Principal; Schulleiter; Evaluierung; Auswertung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Messverfahren; Kursprogramm; Forschungsleistung; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Data capture; Datensammlung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Fakultät; Statistische Analyse; Fragebogen; Kursstrukturplan; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	The role of the administrator has evolved over the past 30 years from manager to instructional leader. As instructional leaders, administrators are now responsible for student achievement on high-stakes state-mandated assessments. Therefore, it is imperative principal preparation programs provide the necessary training instructional leaders need to analyze and interpret assessment data and make informed decisions toward school improvement. This descriptive study analyzes four syllabi components to determine the extent to which testing and measurement are covered in each course: objectives, classroom sessions, resources, and activities. Based on responses from 30 universities across the United States, less than 30% of principal preparation programs are preparing candidates to be data-driven decision-makers. The most frequently adopted textbooks provided practical applications, and respondents used a wide variety of activities that provided relevant data-driven experiences; however, less than 50% of respondents spent at least 19 hours on testing and measurement in a 45-hour semester. The researchers make recommendations principal preparation programs may include to increase data-driven decision-making experiences. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01