چکیده (انگلیسی):

Productive strategies for evaluating outcomes in teacher licensure programs are becoming
increasingly important in the education field. Research data f rom 492 teacher licensure program
completers from 2006-2009 in the School of Education, Colorado State University, Fort Collins,
Colorado (USA) was compiled after accreditation by the Colorado Department of Higher
Education (CDHE) and the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC). Three categories
including subject matter knowledge, pedagogy, and caring teaching skills were acknowledged in
accreditation. An important pedagogy experience for students during the licensure program was
teacher work sample methodology. This article discusses teacher work sample methodology,
explains the experience of building a teacher work sample (TWS) and presents data regarding
students’ results from TWS rubrics. Findings demonstrate teacher education program
effectiveness and highlight the effective use of TWSs to meet accreditation requirements.