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McGinty, Dixie – Research in the Schools, 1996
The phasing out of the Teacher Performance Assessment Instrument (TPAI) in Georgia is described, with particular attention to litigation involving a teacher who lost her certificate after failing the TPAI. Other reasons for phasing out the TPAI are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Performance Based Assessment, Political Influences, State Programs
Download full textRothenberg, Lori; Hessling, Peter A. – 1990
The statewide teaching performance assessment instruments being used in Georgia, North Carolina, and Florida were examined. Forty-one reliability and validity studies regarding the instruments in use in each state were collected from state departments and universities. Georgia uses the Georgia Teacher Performance Assessment Instrument. North…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Meta Analysis
PDF pending restorationGeorgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Office of Planning and Development. – 1979
Performance-based teacher certification in Georgia is centered on: criterion-referenced tests, and on-the-job assessment procedures for student teachers and beginning teachers. A state-funded contract was awarded to develop teacher certification tests, resulting in a 250-item pool and 15 criterion-referenced tests for 32 teaching fields. Cutting…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Observation Techniques, Competency Based Teacher Education, Criterion Referenced Tests
