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Assessment in Teacher Education

This is concerned with the process of assessment of trainees and student teachers. Note that material on the TTRB can also be browsed according to the QTS standards which are used to guide the preparation of trainees and student teachers. (see the left hand browse menu)

Number of resources (16)


# This paper discusses the relationship between educational achievement and inclusion and considers what conceptual approaches might support an examination of this relationship.
# 'The Teaching Challenge' is part of a Teachers TV series in which celebrities and experts go into classrooms to see what they can bring to education. This series demonstrated that some 'out there' thinking and a passion for a topic can really engage children. This programme focuses on Olympic champion Ade Adepitan MBE, as he teaches 12-year-olds the fundamentals of wheelchair basketball. He is...
# This resource is a university based website which supports PGCE students undertaking the Special Educational Needs (SEN) Personalised Learning Task.
# This publication is about choosing and implementing effective interventions for children who have difficulty in learning how to read, write and spell.
# The TDA 14-19 Diploma ITT Conference took place in Birmingham on 13 January. It provided an opportunity to consider recent developments, as well as to network and share expertise in provision for Diploma trainee teachers.
# This website presents a series of four research reports from the New Zealand Teachers Council and the Ministry of Education. These reports provide an evidence base for policy development in initial teacher education in New Zealand. Two of the reports can be accessed directly from the site, together with a summary of findings providing an analysis of these four research reports. The two other...
# This 15 minute Teachers TV programme provides practitioners with a case study to see how P-Scales can be implemented in a mainstream school. The head teacher, and Special Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo) at Kingston Park Primary School in Newcastle share why and how they implemented P-scales as a summative measure of attainment for pupils achieving below National Curriculum Level 1.
Book review of Gillborn (2008) Racism and Education: Coincidence or Conspiracy? with suggestions for use within ITE.
# From September 2008, all relevant skills tests must be successfully completed by trainees before QTS can be awarded. The TDA has put together the attached text to provide some background to the tests, and information about recent changes to the format, and disability arrangements.
# These subject knowledge audits, for use with trainees, have a strong focus on pedagogic grammar, but also raise issues of register, lexis and culture.
# This ESCalate seminar was held at the University of Gloucestershire on 17th April 2008, and introduced by the Dean of Teaching and Learning, Kristine Mason O'Connor, as a ‘hard look' at assessment.
National Refugee Integration Forum website guidance published by the Home Office, in partnership with the Department for Education.
# This TDA Research and Development Award focused upon producing and testing an electronic version of an Individual Personal Development Profile [IPDP] incorporating the TDA’s Qualified Teacher Status standards. The project found that an electronic system for monitoring and recording student progress and progression was viable and realistic.
# A unit from the National Society for Education in Art and Design (NSEAD) ITE Subject Induction Pack and Programme on assessment.
# A systematic review using the EPPI protocol of research evidence on formative assessment of trainee teachers
# EMAC, a consortium of five East Midlands HEIs, was established in 2003, funded by the Teacher Training Agency to support the development of accurate and consistent assessment of teacher trainees against the Standards. The outcomes of the EMAC working groups are presented here for use by any ITT establishment.