Keywords
Educator capacity, professional development, professional learning, social studies, u.s. history, assesment, student achievement
Abstract
Florida's United States History End-of-Course (EOC) Assessment performance outcomes are scheduled to impact student course grades, educator evaluation scores, and school grades. A professional learning plan to improve teaching and learning in support of student achievement on the Assessment does not exist. Neither Florida Statute nor the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) facilitate or fund professional learning in support of these influences. This dissertation in practice proposes the use of the U.S. History EOC Assessment Professional Learning Series to build educator capacity in support of student achievement on the Assessment. Implementation of professional learning could address the disparity between the legislated Assessment and its potential impacts. Tyler's (1949) curriculum development rationale and Shulman's (1986) notion of pedagogical content knowledge provided a conceptual framework for the proposed professional learning. Professional learning experiences were designed to include (1) an assessment simulation, (2) a correlation of simulated assessment items to item specifications, (3) a test item writing practicum, and (4) model lessons. The series was designed to support pedagogical content knowledge growth in planning, teaching, and assessing United States History; and improve instructional and professional efficacy. The ultimate purpose of the series is to improve teaching and learning to support student achievement on U.S. History EOC Assessment.
Notes
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Graduation Date
2014
Semester
Summer
Advisor
Hopp, Carolyn
Degree
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
College
College of Education and Human Performance
Degree Program
Education
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0005417
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0005417
Language
English
Release Date
August 2019
Length of Campus-only Access
5 years
Access Status
Doctoral Dissertation (Open Access)
Subjects
Dissertations, Academic -- Education and Human Performance; Education and Human Performance -- Dissertations, Academic
STARS Citation
Skinner, Stacy, "Building Educator Capacity in Support of Student Achievement on Florida's United States History End-of-Course Assessment" (2014). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 4659.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/4659