Developed at Western Oregon University, Teacher Work
Samples exhibit a teacher's plan for a unit topic and show results
of student learning. Contents of a Teacher Work Sample will often
provide information on these headings:
Context (description of situation and community and
effects of these factors)
Goals/objectives (consider school, district,
state, national)
Rationale (explain purpose and
significance)
Pre-post
assessment (tools or strategies)
Lesson Plans with modifications
Data Analysis
Reflective Essay
A
PowerPoint overview of the TWS
approach provides a helpful introduction to this assessment tool as does
reading McConney's 1998 piece on "Work samples as authentic performance of
prospective teacher effectiveness." in the Journal of Personnel Evaluation in
Education, 11, 343-363.
