Assessment

Leander ISD Teacher Competencies

Six Sets of Competencies:

  • Basic Computer Literacy
  • Word Processing
  • Spreadsheet
  • Telecommunications
  • HyperStudio
  • Database

Performance-Based Measure for Basic Computer Literacy:

  • basic operations (start up, reboot, shut down; load, launch, and quit programs; save and retrieve files; print documents; format floppies; run virus check) organizing the desktop (use menus/windows; create directories/folders; find, rename, and delete files; adjust/change date/time and settings)
  • basic troubleshooting techniques
  • keyboarding skills

Instruction-Based Measures for Other Five Competencies:

  • e-mail as attachment a lesson plan teaching the competency from grade-level matrix
  • e-mail as attachment a copy of student work done as result of lesson

Productivity Tool Measures for Word Processing:

  • e-mail as attachment document that demonstrates meaningful word processing document (create, save, print; adjust margins, justification, fonts, sizes, styles; insert clip art as graphic; insert date; create header)
  • demonstrate ability to convert documents from one word processing version to another

Productivity Tool Measures for Spreadsheet:

  • e-mail as attachments a spreadsheet containing meaningful data used by the teacher, before and after sorting in two ways
  • e-mail as attachment a graph with title and axis labels

Productivity Tool Measures for Database:

  • e-mail as attachments a database containing data used in role as teacher, before and after being sorted
  • e-mail as attachments the database sorted in two ways
  • printed results of two searches
  • printout of results of a mail merge

Productivity Tool Measure for Telecommunications:

  • e-mail description and address of newly-discovered web site containing information or resources appropriate to student population, including a brief explanation of content and possible uses

Productivity Tool Measure for HyperStudio:

  • e-mail as attachment a teacher-created stack consisting of at least five cards including buttons, graphics, text boxes, and NBAs to enhance instruction and productivity