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Peck, Charles A.; Young, Maia Goodman; Zhang, Wenqi – National Academy of Education, 2021
In this paper the authors examine the uses of teaching performance assessments (TPAs) as resources for learning, program evaluation, and improvement in teacher education. The authors begin by outlining their conceptual framing and related research questions about the uses of TPAs as resources for program evaluation and improvement. They describe…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Evaluation, Program Evaluation
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Olson, Jennifer D.; Rao, Arthi B. – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2017
The edTPA, a national performance assessment for teacher candidates, has seen rapid adoption across the country since its development in 2009. Against the national backdrop of high stakes testing and accountability, the edTPA was developed to be an indicator of teachers' readiness to teach. The varying perspectives and responses to edTPA in…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Performance Based Assessment, High Stakes Tests, Preservice Teachers