Lane College

Department of Education

Teacher Candidate Dispositions

Directions for completing evaluation form:

Candidate teachers:

Conclude whether or not they are struggling, emerging or on-target with the dispositional behaviors.

1. Mark the appropriate column. Compare your growth each time you complete a self-assessment.
2. Provide two copies of the completed document for review by course instructor.
3. If your self-assessment differs from faculty assessment, you may be asked to meet with the instructor.
4. Both parties will sign the documents. The instructor will deliver one copy to the Office of Field Experience and Clinical Practice. The other copy is retained by the candidate.

College faculty/ Clinical Practice supervisor         

1. Complete the evaluation form at the start and end of core courses as provided on the 2^nd page.
2. Complete the evaluation form at the end of clinical practice.
3. Share the information on the form with the candidate teacher.
4. Sign and date the form and have the candidate teacher also sign your form.

Mentor Teacher           

1. Complete the form at the end of the clinical practice placement in your class.
2. Share the information on the form with the candidate teacher.
3. Sign and date the form and have the candidate teacher also sign your form.

What are dispositions?  The habits of professional action and moral commitments that underlie an educator’s performance (InTASC Model Core Teaching Standards, p. 6-CAEP). The Department of Education dispositions are aligned to CAEP and InTASC as well as the Department’s Conceptual Framework. All teacher candidates will be reviewed for dispositional growth and development. 

Who does the assessment?  Each candidate will complete a self-assessment.  The course instructor and/or field mentor teacher will each complete a separate assessment of the candidate. The candidate and instructor may discuss observations of behavior in coursework, fieldwork, and the candidate identified disposition development goals. 

When and where is a candidate assessed?  Each candidate will be reviewed for dispositional growth and development throughout their participation in the EPP. Formal documentation of assessments will occur a minimum of four times. The table below shows the course number in which a documented assessment will occur. Faculty may choose to use the assessment at other appropriate times.