The Consequences of the State Implementation of a Nationally Standardized Teacher Performance Assessment as a Certification Requirement: A Mixed Methods Study

<p>The edTPA (Teacher Performance Assessment) is a nationally distributed and scored standards-based teacher performance assessment<strong> </strong>being promoted throughout the country (AACTE, n.d.-a). This mixed methods study investigated the experiences of New York City teacher candidates and teacher educators with the elementary education edTPA portfolio. It was found that teacher candidates experienced various supports and challenges based on their personal demographics, school of education, and student teaching placements. Additionally, the edTPA affected participants' personal, professional, academic and student teaching experiences. Furthermore, the study revealed ways that implementation of the edTPA affected teacher educators and the teacher education curriculum.</p> <p>Based on the findings, multiple semesters of student teaching, structures but not firm deadlines, technology support, and working with peers were helpful. There was an apparent need for more faculty training, more informed and consistent cooperating teachers and field supervisors, and emotional/psychological support for teacher candidates to mitigate the stress of the process. Furthermore, there is a concern that the factors associated with urban teaching make taking the edTPA more challenging and dissuade teacher candidates and schools of education from placing student teachers in this setting.</p> <p>Policy recommendations include having a safety-net more consistent with the other State assessments, increasing funding for the ongoing demands to provide appropriate support, changes to the scoring process and portfolios, and allowing for teacher educators to contest a score that is inconsistent to field assessments.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Urban Education

Grantor

The Graduate School and University Center of The City University of New York

Year dc:date.available

2016

Author dc:creator

• Greenblatt, Deborah

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Anthony Picianno

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Nicholas M. Michelli
• Karen Koellner

• Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
• Education Policy
• Teacher Education and Professional Development
• Urban Studies
• edTPA
• New York
• teacher licensure

Repository record dc:identifier

https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/1626

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:academicworks.cuny.edu:gc_etds-2616