Equity and edTPA: An Examination of the Impact on Preservice Teachers

• In Event: 18.071 - Roundtable Session 5
  In Roundtable Session: 18.071-7 - From Resistance to Submission: Teacher Education Programs Respond to edTPA

Abstract

There is a relatively small body of research speaking to the impact the edTPA, a teacher performance assessment, has had on issues of equity. This study provides valuable information regarding the edTPA’s impact on equity. Qualitative data was collected from 42 pre-service teachers and institutions and professional organizations. The results of this study indicate that the edTPA as used as a tool for determining licensure, while bearing some benefit, may adversely impact the way in which teachers are prepared to teach diverse learners. This study is significant given the profound effect the edTPA has had on the field of education as there are “692 Educator Preparation Programs in 38 states and the District of Columbia participating in edTPA” (SCALE, 2016).

Authors

• Mary Beth Ressler, North Central College

• Kathleen B. King, North Central College

• Heidi C. Nelson, North Central College

• Lamia Siddiqi, North Central College