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Applying a Charlotte Danielson Type Assessment Approach to Post-Secondary Education :. Implications for Improvement in Classroom Instruction at the College Level John Villemaire Franklin Pierce University. Danielson :. 1. Planning and Preparation 2. The Classroom Environment
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Applying a Charlotte Danielson Type Assessment Approach to Post-Secondary Education: Implications for Improvement in Classroom Instruction at the College Level John Villemaire Franklin Pierce University
Danielson: • 1. Planning and Preparation • 2. The Classroom Environment • 3. Instruction • 4. Professional Responsibilities
Proposed Framework: • 1. Planning and Preparation • 2. Instruction • 3. Assessment • 4. Professional Responsibility
Rationale: • Danielson’s “The Classroom Environment” domain emphasizes the importance of classroom atmosphere. Within this typography, “Assessment” is substituted. College level instruction, with its implied use of scholarly participation within the content area, reduces the importance of class environment but increases the importance of assessment.
Assessment vs. The Classroom Environment • Three of four domains remain the same with different components specific to post-secondary instruction. • The fourth domain, “The Classroom Environment,” is modified most significantly. Its name is changed to “Assessment” as a means to differentiate this focus. • The domain Assessment is expanded as a means to provide professional development opportunities for college faculty in an environment that is increasingly focused on outcomes assessment.