National College of Education Teacher Preparation Dispositions Assessment June 20, 2023
Context and Overview for the Dispositions Assessment The purpose of the Teacher Preparation Dispositions assessment is to help nurture candidates’ growth and development in their professional behaviors as they learn to teach. The aim of this assessment is to encourage instructors and candidates to work together in monitoring progress and in setting goals for further development of professional dispositions. As candidates advance in their respective teacher preparation programs, they are expected to demonstrate the professional behaviors and attitudes required of all educators in P-12 schools. These professional behaviors and attitudes are referred to as dispositions . Candidates who demonstrate positive growth in their dispositions reflect the kinds of teachers who can positively impact student learning in the diverse schools and communities where they will ultimately teach. The School of Teacher Preparation has identified the following dispositional categories to be assessed at least two times during a candidate’s teacher preparation program, prior to beginning the student teaching experience. As part of the evaluation process that monitors each Teacher Preparation programs’ effectiveness, the data collected from all candidates will be used in two ways: 1. To monitor how individuals are progressing in the development of professional dispositions. For those candidates not making adequate progress in their dispositional growth, support plans will be developed to help support their improvement. 2. NOTE: Overall Scores of 4 or below will initiate support plan meetings with Program Chairs and faculty. 3. To report how well the Teacher Preparations programs, as a whole, are doing to develop ALL candidates’ dispositional readiness for the field. Implementation of the Dispositions Assessment: Dispositions are being assessed at various transition points within all NCE programs for a minimum of TWO applications. Each Teacher Preparation program area (ECE, ELE, MGE, SEC, SPE, Residency and Alternative Licensure) will determine the coursework where the assessment will be applied (2 times) prior to student teaching. The Disposition Assessment will be applied in the MAT programs as follows: Early Childhood Education: ECE523, ECE570, ECE580 Elementary Education: ELE500, ELE510 and one methods class (SCE540 or MHE540) Middle Grades Education: MGE 501, MGE 503, MGE505 Alternative Licensure program, ECE: ECE523, ECE591, Alternative Licensure program, ELE: ELE587, ELE 597 Alternative Licensure program, SPE: SPE572, SPE587 Alternative Licensure program, SEC. Ed.: SEC591 As the Teacher Preparation dispositions address Best Practices in Becoming a Professional Educator, candidates will be expected to demonstrate the following: 1. Honesty and Integrity 2. Responsibility for Meeting Course and Field Requirements 3. Reflection and Accepting Feedback Secondary Education: SEC502, SEC581 Special Education: SPE572, SPE576 Residency Programs, ECE: ECE523, ECE588 Residency Program, SPE: SPE 572 and SPE 587
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