Examples of Evidence to Look for in Assessing the Licensed Faculty Member’s Level of Performance
- Student accountability in classroom discussion
- Posted examples of high-quality student work
- Rubric attached to an assignment when returned to the student
- Student results on state assessments
- Variety of questioning techniques
- Pre- and post-testing
- Teacher-written comments on students’ work
- Evaluation of student progress based on previously given feedback
- Student demonstrations of learning in multiple and authentic ways to a variety of audiences
- Students’ willingness to take risks in their learning.
- Students’ motivation to improve and confidence they can do so
- Ability to describe uses of assessment prior to, during, and after instruction
- Use of multiple forms of formal and informal assessment, e.g., observation, portfolios of student work, teacher-made tests, performance tasks, projects, student self-assessment, peer assessment, and standardized tests
- Use of and results from formative assessments and summative assessments
- Detailed assessment data and records on student performance
- Use of assessment for multiple purposes, e.g., to enhance knowledge of learners, evaluate students’ progress and performances, and modify teaching and learning strategies
- Response to student inquiries
- Prompt feedback coupled with student goal setting
- Identification of students needing extra help
- Plan that specifies teacher’s and students’ responsibilities regarding improvement of learning
- Instructional activities based on student assessment results
- Teacher reflection on assessment results
- Written summary of teacher/student conference
- Reading logs
- Subject-area work samples or portfolios
- Unit test scores
- End-of-course exam results
- Student self-assessment and peer assessment based on clearly stated performance standards or rubrics
- Notes from student conferences
- Data spreadsheets
- Learning logs
- Norm-referenced tests
- Criterion-referenced tests
