ERIC Number: EJ1132849
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 17
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Multiple Perspectives on the State-Mandated Implementation of a High-Stakes Performance Assessment for Preservice English Teacher Candidates
Chandler-Olcott, Kelly; Fleming, Sarah
Action in Teacher Education, v39 n1 p22-38 2017
Drawing on situated learning and communities of practice, this teacher-research study examined multiple stakeholders' perspectives about the purpose, design, and inaugural implementation of the edTPA, a teacher performance assessment mandated for state certification. Participants included teacher candidates, mentor teachers, a field placement supervisor, and a teacher educator involved with one English education program. Data included edTPA-related documents, artifacts from a student-teaching seminar, and interviews. Findings indicated differences in perspective. Mentors had the most negative views and the least information about the assessment, as well as the most skepticism about its positioning within the state's reform agenda. Candidates and the field supervisor identified benefits and concerns about the impact on student teaching. The teacher educator expressed anger and fear related to the new mandate but, over time, identified some aspects of the assessment aligning with past practice. Implications for research and practice are suggested.
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Student Teaching, Teacher Educators, Communities of Practice, Action Research, Teacher Certification, Mentors, Educational Change, Teacher Attitudes, Test Construction, Student Placement, Supervisors, English Teachers, Interviews, Licensing Examinations (Professions)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York
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