Clusters-Models of Teachers About Students’ Assessment in Teacher Education

• Main Authors: Andrés Palacios Picos, Víctor Manuel López-Pastor, José J. Barba
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad de Navarra 2013-06-01
• Series: Estudios sobre Educación
• Subjects: Formación del profesorado; evaluación formativa; análisis de conglomerados; perfiles docentes
• Online Access: https://www.unav.edu/publicaciones/revistas/index.php/estudios-sobre-educacion/article/view/2030

This study analyzes diverse types of higher education teachers in terms of the systems and assessment tools they use. Reliable and valid attitudinal scales were developed and applied to a sample of 217 teachers from 14 Pre-service Teacher Education institutions in Spain. Data analysis was undertaken through multivariate analysis (cluster analysis and ANOVAs). The results suggest the existence of three types (clusters) of teachers, according to the assessment tools they use: a) innovator teachers, b) marks oriented teachers, and c) eclectic teachers, with a strong practical component. By the last, we analyze the pedagogical results prospective.