The implementation of edTPA, a portfolio assessment that preservice teachers must pass in order to gain certification in 41 states, has added standardization to the certification process. Those who go through the process develop very specific skills in the three focus areas of planning, instructing and assessing. The way that teachers are hired,…

It is important to examine the perceived relevance of edTPA, a nationally recognized summative performance assessment of teacher education program graduates, after those graduates enter the teaching profession. This study collected and analyzed responses from educator preparation program completers who passed edTPA as a licensure requirement and…

This study examines transfer students in our teacher education programs and their comparative success on the Educative Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA®), a content pedagogy assessment currently required by many states for professional educator licensure and program completion. A two-sample t-test using edTPA scores from 2015 to 2019 revealed…