The development of an Australian teacher performance assessment: lessons from the international literature
- Publisher:
- Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
- Publication Type:
- Journal Article
- Citation:
- Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2020, pp. 1-12
- Issue Date:
- 2020
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© 2019, © 2019 Australian Teacher Education Association. The requirement for all Initial Teacher Education programs in Australia to include a capstone teacher performance assessment (TPA) is relatively new. However, TPAs are common in other countries, particularly the United States. In this article, we report on a review of the literature instigated by the authors’ involvement in the development of an Australian TPA. Through a systematic review of the international research literature, supplemented by a separate set of preliminary sources, we identify and explore a range of key considerations for the development of TPAs within the Australian context. We focus on common aspects of TPAs worldwide: planning and preparation, observations on and evidence of teaching practice, and student work samples. We then interrogate further issues related to TPAs including the role of schools, principals and teachers; relation to Initial Teacher Education coursework; fairness; validity and reliability; and rubric development. To conclude we present a series of guiding principles to support the development and implementation of such complex, high stakes, and increasingly mandated kinds of assessments.
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