dr. rick short associate dean and tqi assessment coordinator middle tennessee state university
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Dr. Rick ShortAssociate Dean and TQI Assessment Coordinator
Middle Tennessee State University
Task Force MembersMarty Alberg, UMLisa Barron, Cheatham County SchoolsSusan Benner, UT-KnoxvilleTerry Goodin, MTSUKandi Hill-Clarke, TBRMary Lee Hall, UT-MartinMike Harris, Clarksville/Montgomery County SchoolsRhona Hurwitz, ETSUBecky Kent, Teach TennesseeMartin Nash, TSDEPhil Roberson, TSUDavid Sevier, TSBERick Short, MTSU (Chair)Connie Smith, TSDEVictoria Van Cleef, New Teacher Project
Initial Assessment Framework“Every teacher candidate will demonstrate characteristics of
effective teaching . . . “
Define core characteristics of effective teachersIdentify acceptable evidence of core characteristicsDevelop valid, reliable, efficient, fair, and
performance-based assessments of characteristicsDevelop a program-centered system of assessment
and reporting Initiate an organizational structure to implement,
manage, and monitor assessment system
Assessment DevelopmentParticipants: 24 secondary teacher candidates
and 24 licensed secondary teachersAssessment Standards: Framework for
Evaluation and Professional Growth (TSBE, 2004) & Characteristics of Teaching Quality (TQI, 2008)
Assessment MethodsVideo-recorded teaching event (PACT)PBL simulationSemi-structured interview
Rubrics and Scoring ProceduresAnalyses
Norms and cut scoresReliability (inter-rater, internal consistency)Validity (content, construct (MTMM, criterion-
related))
The Statewide Teacher Performance Assessment ProjectGoal: Replication and implementation of Performance
Assessment of California Teachers (PACT)Sponsors
Stanford UniversityAACTECCSSO
Tennessee PartnersVanderbilt UniversityUniversity of Tennessee-KnoxvilleUniversity of MemphisTennessee State Department of EducationTennessee Teaching Quality Initiative
Primary Funding Source: Ford Foundation
Contact InformationDr. Rick Short, Associate Dean and TQI Assessment CoordinatorMiddle Tennessee State UniversityEmail: [email protected]: 615.898.2955
Dr. Paula Myrick Short, Vice Chancellor for Academic AffairsTennessee Board of RegentsEmail: [email protected]: 615.366.4411
Dr. Kandi Hill-Clarke, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Tennessee Board of RegentsEmail: [email protected]: 615.366.3948