The edTPA is a performance-based, subject-specific assessment and support system used by more than 600 teacher preparation programs in some 40 states to emphasize, measure and support the skills and ...

A new study has a strong indictment of the performance-based licensing test edTPA: The test results are not always reliable or precise, and in fact, can be “misleading.” And the researchers argue that ...

Each year approximately 100,000 novice teachers enter the public school workforce. Before doing so, nearly all must pass one or more of the standardized, mostly multiple-choice certification exams ...

Since its inception, the performance-based licensing test edTPA has stirred a lot of controversy. Supporters say that the assessment offers a high, nationally recognized standard, while critics argue ...

Earlier in the month, a viewpoint was posted about the new requirement of submission of an edTPA portfolio by all incoming teachers in Connecticut as yet another barrier to teachers entering education ...

EdSource · Hot classrooms, leaky roofs — one student’s fight for better school facilities (Rebroadcast) There is a major national education reform under way, with its origins in California; which may ...

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