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D., Salzman, S. A. & Pankratz R. S., 2003) . Further, The TWS has been recognized by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) as an authentic form of assessment that is both systematic and provides credible evidence of teacher candidate performance (Williams & Carrol, 2007) . The Teacher Work Sample model represents a formalized unit of study using the INTASC (Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium) holistic approach to teacher career development (Schalok, 1993) . Such a holistic approach requires an instructional context that begins with the classroom and school community. It extends to the actual construction of learning goals and assessment, and culminates with reflective insights about what it all means for teaching and student performance.  \nNine elements provide a framework for the TWS assessment. Teacher candidates must understand their community of learners, design the learning experiences around that community, and analyze outcomes through assessments designed around the learning goals. These require structure and guidance that provide a scaffold for planning, implementing and assessing P12 student learning:  \n1. Contextual Factors: the teacher candidates investigate the learners and the environment within which they learn.  \n2. Learning Goals: with an understanding of the learning environment unit learning goals are developed and aligned with local, state and national standards.  \n3. Assessment Plan: the teacher candidates develop a formative and summative blue print for the TWS that aligns with the learning goals and includes a pre and post assessment.  \n4. Design for Instruction: the instructional design maps the day-to-day learning activities for the TWS that align with the learning goals and supports the assessment planning.  \n5. Classroom Management: an understanding of motivational strategies and expectations of classroom civility are developed.  \n6. Instructional Decision Making: at this point in the TWS candidates consider adjustments they must make based on their analysis of student learning.  \n7. Analysis of Student Learning: assessment data from the pre and post testing is used to consider the important question, “Did my teaching make a difference with student learning?”  \n8. Family Involvement:tThe candidates demonstrate ways that the family was engaged with student learning through letters, class newsletters, or meetings.  \n9. Reflection and Self Evaluation: it is here that the candidates examine through selfreflection how their TWS promoted student learning and where it fell short. They must also reflect on their future professional development needs. (Renaissance Group, 2002)  \nBecause the TWS is a high stakes assessment of a candidate’s ability to demonstrate pre service teaching competency and capacity to reveal the effectiveness of the teacher preparation program, it is important to consider predictive dispositions among pre service candidates. This study will examine three questions related to predictive characteristics of pre service teacher candidates and their successful completion of a TWS.  \n1. Can a candidate’s writing ability predict a successful score on the TWS?  \n2. Does a candidate’s GPA predict TWS competency?  \n3. Is content knowledge a predictor ofTWS success?  \nPrompted by the debate around quality teacher preparation, these three questions and their answers will be helpful in developing pre candidacy dispositional attri","cbCainYOzmvCSUFy","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainYOzmvCSUFy","pdf",509627,"English","# Introduction\n## TWS framework and nine elements\n## Predictive dispositions and research questions","[{\"question\":\"What is the Teacher Work Sample (TWS) used for in teacher education programs?\",\"answer\":\"It functions as a capstone assessment demonstrating teacher candidates’ competencies in planning, assessing, and reflecting on instructional practice, with structured and credible evidence of performance.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the nine elements of the TWS framework?\",\"answer\":\"They include contextual factors, learning goals, an assessment plan, design for instruction, classroom management, instructional decision making, analysis of student learning, family involvement, and reflection and self-evaluation.\"},{\"question\":\"Which factors does the study test as predictors of TWS success?\",\"answer\":\"The study examines whether a candidate’s writing ability, GPA, and content knowledge predict a successful TWS score.\"}]","Predictors of Teacher Candidate Success in Developing a Capstone Project - The Teacher Work Sampling (TWS) - Methodology | PDF",1792089224,23]