Liberty University
TEACHER COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT
PART 2: Business (Grades 6-12)
Instructions:
Responses for the Teacher Competency Assessment will be submitted online using the link provided by e-mail.
Please refer to the descriptions below and choose the level that BEST describes the teacher candidate’s performance.
Proficient or Advanced level performance is expected for all teacher candidates who successfully complete the
program. Please provide a comment below for any rating at the Developing level.
REMINDER:
In addition to this survey, be sure to complete PART 1 which is required for ALL student teachers.
PART 2: BUSINESS CONTENT COMPETENCIES [Knowledge, Skills, Dispositions]
2.1 Accounting
Advanced
Proficient
Developing
Teacher candidate demonstrates manual
and automated accounting abilities;
accounting concepts, terminology, and
applications, accounting systems; the
basic accounting cycle of source
documents, verifications, analyzing,
recording, posting, trial balances, and
preparing financial statements.
Teacher candidate does not demonstrate
manual and automated accounting
abilities; accounting concepts,
terminology, and applications,
accounting systems; the basic
accounting cycle of source documents,
verifications, analyzing, recording,
posting, trial balances, and preparing
financial statements.
Teacher candidate fully communicates
and fully applies basic economic
principles to the American economic
system and consumerism.
Teacher candidate communicates and
applies basic economic principles to the
American economic system and
consumerism.
Teacher candidate does not
communicate or apply basic economic
principles to the American economic
system and consumerism.
2.3 Foundations of Business
Teacher candidate has the full
Teacher candidate has the knowledge
Teacher candidate does not have the
knowledge and skills in the foundations
of business.
Business law: recognizes the legal
requirements affecting business
organization and applies legal principles
to business situations
Business principles: identifies,
explains, and applies contemporary
business principles; identifies and
explains the advantages and
disadvantages of various business
organizational structures
Management: explores and solves
problems using basic management
concepts and leadership styles related to
business functions, economics,
international business, and human
relations
Marketing: applies basic marketing
concepts: sales techniques, advertising,
display, buying, wholesale/retail,
distribution, service occupations, market
analysis, warehousing, and inventory
control; and understands entrepreneurial
characteristics and skills
Finance: demonstrates knowledge and
skills in money management, record
and skills in the foundations of business.
Business law: recognizes the legal
requirements affecting business
organization and applies legal principles
to business situations
Business principles: identifies,
explains, and applies contemporary
business principles; identifies and
explains the advantages and
disadvantages of various business
organizational structures
Management: explores and solves
problems using basic management
concepts and leadership styles related to
business functions, economics,
international business, and human
relations
Marketing: applies basic marketing
concepts: sales techniques, advertising,
display, buying, wholesale/retail,
distribution, service occupations, market
analysis, warehousing, and inventory
control; and understands entrepreneurial
characteristics and skills
Finance: demonstrates knowledge and
skills in money management, record
keeping, and banking needed for sound
knowledge and skills in the foundations of business.
Business law: does not recognize the
legal requirements affecting business
organization and applies legal principles
to business situations
Business principles: can not identify or
explain, or apply contem- porary
business principles; can not identify or
explain the advantages and
disadvantages of various business
organizational structures
Management: can not explore or
resolve problems using basic
management concepts and leadership
styles related to business functions,
economics, international business, and
human relations
Marketing: can not apply basic
marketing concepts: sales techniques,
advertising, display, buying, wholesale/
retail, distribution, service occupations,
market analysis, warehousing, and
inventory control; and understands
entrepreneurial characteristics and skills
Finance: can not demonstrate
knowledge and skills in money
Teacher candidate fully demonstrates
manual and automated accounting
abilities; accounting concepts,
terminology, and applications,
accounting systems; the basic
accounting cycle of source documents,
verifications, analyzing, recording,
posting, trial balances, and preparing
financial statements.
2.2 Economics
December, 2006
keeping, and banking needed for sound
financial decision making and
demonstrates understanding of
economics, insurance, credit, and other
related topics
Insurance: Understands the purpose of
insurance, types of property losses,
types of risk insurance protection,
insurance for specific business
activities, and no insurable risks
financial decision making and
demonstrates understanding of
economics, insurance, credit, and other
related topics
Insurance: Understands the purpose of
insurance, types of property losses,
types of risk insurance protection,
insurance for specific business
activities, and no insurable risks
management, record keeping, and
banking needed for sound financial
decision making and demonstrates
understanding of economics, insurance,
credit, and other related topics
Insurance: does not understand the
purpose of insurance, types of property
losses, types of risk insurance protection, insurance for specific business
activities, and no insurable risks
2.4 Communication and Information Technologies
Teacher candidate has full knowledge
and skills in all of the following areas:
Communicates in a clear, courteous,
concise, and correct manner for personal
and professional purposes Uses
technology to expedite and enhance the
effectiveness of
communications/telecommunications
Uses current and emerging business
systems and procedures to
diagnose/solve problems in office
procedures and management Integrates
computer applications: applies
knowledge of software to identify,
select, evaluate, use, install, upgrade,
and customize application software
diagnoses and solves problems in word
processing, database, spreadsheet,
graphics, desktop/
presentation/multimedia/imaging, and
emerging applications Enhances word
processing and information systems:
uses word processing applications
software and imports other applications
to word processing documents uses
various types of operating systems
demonstrates skills in the use of
programming languages Keyboarding
models skills in fingering and keyboard
manipulation techniques provides
instruction in touch fingering techniques
required for rapid, accurate entry of data
and information provides information
formatting documents.
Teacher candidate has knowledge and
skills in all of the following areas:
Communicates in a clear, courteous,
concise, and correct manner for personal
and professional purposes
Uses technology to expedite and
enhance the effectiveness of
communications/ telecommunications
Uses current and emerging business
systems and procedures to
diagnose/solve problems in office
procedures and management
Integrates computer applications:
applies knowledge of software to
identify, select, evaluate, use, install,
upgrade, and customize application
software diagnoses and solves problems
in word processing, database,
spreadsheet, graphics, desktop/
presentation/multimedia/imaging, and
emerging applications
Enhances word processing and
information systems: uses word
processing applications software and
imports other applications to word
processing documents uses various
types of operating systems demonstrates
skills in the use of programming
languages
Keyboarding models skills in fingering
and keyboard manipulation techniques
provides instruction in touch fingering
techniques required for rapid, accurate
entry of data and information provides
information formatting documents.
Teacher candidate does not have
knowledge or skills in all of the
following areas: Does not communicate
in a clear, courteous, concise, and
correct manner for personal and
professional purposes Does not use
technology to expedite and enhance the
effectiveness of communications/
telecommunications Does not use
current and emerging business systems
and procedures to diagnose/solve
problems in office procedures and
management Does not integrate
computer applications: does not apply
knowledge of software to identify,
select, evaluate, use, install, upgrade,
and customize application software
diagnoses and solves problems in word
processing, database, spreadsheet,
graphics, desktop/ presentation/
multimedia/imaging, and emerging
applications. Does not enhance word
processing and information systems:
Does not use word processing
applications software and imports other
applications to word processing
documents uses various types of
operating systems demonstrates skills in
the use of programming languages
Keyboarding models skills in fingering
and keyboard manipulation techniques
provides instruction in touch fingering
techniques required for rapid, accurate
entry of data and information provides
information formatting documents.
Teacher candidate has outstanding
experience in a supervised business
career through cooperative education,
internship, shadowing, mentoring, and
work experience.
Teacher candidate has experience in a
supervised business career through
cooperative education, internship,
shadowing, mentoring, and work
experience.
Teacher candidate does not have
experience in a supervised business
career through cooperative education,
internship, shadowing, mentoring, and
work experience.
2.6 Leadership
Teacher candidate displays excellent
Teacher candidate has knowledge and
Teacher candidate does not
skills necessary to: teach leadership
skills organize and manage an effective
co-curricular student organization
implement the organization’s activities
as an integral part of instruction
knowledge or skills necessary to: teach
2.5 Business Internship
knowledge and skills necessary to:
teach leadership skills organize and
manage an effective co-curricular
student organization implement the
organization’s activities as an integral
part of instruction.
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leadership skills organize and manage
an effective co-curricular student
organization implement the
organization’s activities as an integral
part of instruction.
Comments for any rating(s) at the Developing level and any other comments:
Based on NBEA Standards
www.nbea.org
REMINDER: In addition to this survey, be sure to complete PART 1 which is required for ALL student teachers.
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