Pedagogical Judgment Rubric (PJR/FPJR)¶

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 design), q1 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

A faculty-designed rubric that "makes visible the components of sound instructional reasoning." The final version (FPJR) has four criteria — A: rich descriptions of students and how they responded to the lesson; B: rich descriptions of how students understood the concepts, ideas and/or skills; C: recognizing how choices impacted the learning experience; D: recognizing how pedagogical decisions shape student understanding — each rated sophisticated (3), semi-sophisticated (2), or less sophisticated (1). It was used in coursework and field-based reflections to help candidates "articulate their rationales, consider alternatives, and refine their instructional decisions," and served as "a shared language for analysis and interpretation of data."

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Used within iterative cycles of supervision and paired with written post-teaching analysis prompts so candidates' reasoning can be rated against the criteria

Constraints¶

• The rubric alone did not provide systems for candidates to develop over time under supervision; the authors found it "lacking in several ways" until paired with revised prompts and feedback

Target Learners¶

• teacher candidates in secondary social studies clinical experiences

Target Learning Goals¶

• pedagogical judgment: interpreting classroom interactions and making responsive instructional decisions

Claims¶

• In a qualitative case study of three social-studies teacher candidates, pedagogical judgment appeared to grow over a clinical semester of structured, iterative support aligned to rubric competencies [+W]

Related Elements¶

Examples¶

• Iterative post-teaching analysis with rubric-aligned written feedback and revise-and-resubmit cycles

Key Sources¶

• Janis, S., Schmeichel, M., Grace, C., Wegrzyn, K., & Lee, J. (2025). Making Learning Visible: Shaping Teacher Candidates' Pedagogical Judgment in Clinical Experiences. Journal of Educational Supervision 8(3). https://doi.org/10.69772/jes.8.3.1