Politics of Policy: Assessing the Evolution, Implementation, and Impact of the Performance Assessment for California Teachers and edTPA

• In Event: 73.044 - The Politics of Policy and Teacher Assessment: Emerging Perspectives on edTPA

Abstract

Summative performance assessments in teacher education, such as the Performance Assessment for California Teachers (PACT) and the edTPA, have been heralded as a policy intended to enhance the quality of the teaching profession and raise its stature among other professions. However, the development and implementation of the PACT, and subsequently the edTPA, have not been without controversy and debate. The purpose of this paper is to assess the evolution, implementation and impact of the PACT and edTPA. To do so, we critically analyze the state and local policies surrounding the PACT and edTPA and review the growing body of literature on the impact and implementation of these assessments.

Authors

• Emilie N. Reagan, University of New Hampshire

• Thomas H. Schram, University of New Hampshire

• Kathryn McCurdy, University of New Hampshire

• Te-Hsin Chang, University of New Hampshire

• Carla M Evans, University of New Hampshire