Columbus State University News
Sallie Averitt Miller Published in Journal for Teacher Educators
November 21, 2016
An article co-authored by professor Sallie Averitt Miller, associate dean for assessment and accreditation in Columbus State University’s College of Education and Health Professions, was recently published in GATEways to Teacher Education, a peer-reviewed online journal of the Georgia Association of Teacher Educators.Recognizing the need for a valid and reliable instrument to assess teacher candidates’ dispositions, or personalities, for teaching, Miller and another researcher led a study to collect and examine new teacher hiring reference forms used by school systems across the state.
The results of their analysis of 25 Georgia school systems were published in an article titled “What Schools Look for When Hiring New Teachers: An Examination of Dispositions Statements on Hiring Reference Forms.” The results and a follow-up study also will be made available for use in teacher preparation programs in Georgia and Mississippi. The final project, a reliable and valid teacher dispositions assessment, will not be mandated for use by either state; however, the project co-directors will submit the assessment for endorsement by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission and approval by the national Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation .
