Educator Disposition Assessment- Nine Indicators 

 

Past or Present Employer: A Practitioner License (Job Embedded) teacher is enrolled in the University of Memphis-Master of Arts in Teaching Program.  This MAT student has requested that you complete the Educator Disposition Assessment as a part of their exit from the MAT program requirement.  
 

Mentors for New Teachers:  A Practitioner License (Job Embedded) teacher is enrolled in the University of Memphis-Master of Arts in Teaching Program.  This MAT student has requested that you complete the Educator Disposition Assessment as a part of their exit from the MAT program requirement.  
 

Using the EDA 
CAEP, the UM College of Education’s accreditor requires education programs to address and assess candidates’ dispositions throughout their coursework and during field experiences. Dispositions are the attitudes, values, and behaviors that shape how educators interact with students, colleagues, and families in their work guiding P-12 student learning and development. The Educator Dispositions Assessment (EDA) was created by the University of Tampa and validated with over 700 hours of work. We believe it is reliable. It is housed in LiveText which also houses assessment and field placement information for UM Candidates. 
 

We ask you to help us by assessing the UM Candidate with whom you work using the EDA.