Effective Teaching with Technology Assessment

This subgroup focused on the non-survey assessments including reflective practice instruments, performance tasks, observations, and student and teacher portfolios. The committee understood that if you need to report data for large numbers of teachers, such as statewide, then the survey was the most cost-effective and most likely to be able to completed statewide. Members of the subgroup have long used self-report surveys to collect data in their states and were eager to have options that went beyond such surveys. There was a deep concern that there needed to be methods for teachers and administrators to have access to in-depth tools that could help them improve their practice through professional development that would have an impact in the classroom. Examples and models of these different approaches are listed in Section A.

Models and Examples
Discussions in the subgroup centered on the merits, purposes, and implementation processes for performance-based assessments and teacher portfolios. The following link provides an example of one type of alternative assessment. It involves a teacher analyzing the performance of another teacher, through examining videotape, and then describing alternative methods of performance. This type of instrument would not stand alone, but would be part of a broader set of instruments that would direct the teacher to other resources to use to improve their teaching. The group determined that it would be useful to develop a sample performance task assessment to demonstrate the process and potential of such an assessment. Please go to http://www.setda.org/resources/331.pdf to view a sample performance assessment developed by this Work Group.

Idaho has developed and implemented a portfolio assessment and performance assessment for teachers. Teachers are required to take a traditional assessment or participate in the portfolio or performance options. The following information provides an overview of Idaho's programs. A printer friendly version of the following table is also available.

	Idaho Performance Assessment	Idaho Portfolio Assessment
Purpose	Assess two levels of technology competency: Computer Use Integration	Assess two levels of technology competency: Computer Use Integration
Domains	Implementation skills Word Processing Spreadsheets Databases Electronic Presentations Electronic Communication Evaluation of Software Troubleshooting Skills	Implementation skills Word Processing Spreadsheets Databases Electronic Presentations Electronic Communication Evaluation of Software Troubleshooting Skills Student Work Samples
Audience	Teachers Administrators Building District State Department of Education Legislature State Board of Education	Teachers Administrators Building District State Department of Education Legislature State Board of Education
Number of Items	Portfolio - 8 tasks to complete	8 tasks to complete
Format	Portfolio Work Samples	Portfolio Work Samples
Completion time	6 hours or less	Usually a semester, but could be as little as 8 hours
Cost	$100	$100
Research-based	Yes	Yes
Validity	Minimal	Minimal
Reliability
Usefulness	Yes	Yes
Utility	Yes	Yes
Longitudinal	Yes	Yes
Professional development resources	Yes	Yes
Unit of analysis	Individual report	Individual report
Customizable	Not Limited	Limited
Data
Reporting capability	Individual report School report District report State report	Individual report School report District report State report
Management	Professional support On-site personnel Facilitators Technical support	Professional support On-site personnel
SETDA contacts	Sherawn Merritt, ID	Sherawn Merritt, ID
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