OCTEO Fall Conference
Insights from Ohio’s edTPA Field Test
(2011-12)
October 25, 2012
Donna Hanby, PhD
The Ohio edTPA
Journey To Date
2011-2012
• 1652 Portfolios were submitted by Ohio’s Preservice
Teachers for the 2012 Spring Field Test
• Ohio had 183 Scorers involved in the Spring Field Test
(university/school faculty)
• 1800 Portfolios to be submitted 2012 fall term + 7000
during this academic year (all 51 IHEs)
• Field Test Data being analyzed at state & national levels
What was learned last year?
• Survey Monkey utilization for gathering
insights
• Two Surveys: (1) faculty and (2) teacher
candidates participating in the spring field
test
• URLs sent via the TPA Contacts for each
of the 51 IHEs
Collected Insights
• Faculty
Survey Monkey
• Teacher Candidates
• TPA Contacts ~ Annual Reports
Faculty Feedback: 2011-12 Field Test
(n-114)
•
•
•
# of Candidates Assisted
University Faculty ~ n-46
(39% State & 59% Private)
University Supervisor ~ n-30
(53% State & 47% Private)
Cooperating Teachers ~ n-38
(79% State & 16% Private)
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
U. Faculty
U. Supervisor
C. Teacher
1 to 5 6 to 13 to 21+
12
20
Teacher Candidate Survey
(n-220)
• 52%
represented Private Institutions
• 46%
from State Institutions
•
did not respond
2%
edTPA Supported Areas
(Faculty/T. Candidate Surveys)
EC
Ele Lit
Ele Math
MC Eng.
MC HSS
MC Math
MC Science
Perf. Arts
PE
Sec. Eng.
Sec. HSS
Sec. Math
Sec. Science
SPED (Inc)
SPED (Non)
Visual Arts
World Lang.
U. Faculty U. Supervisor Coop. Teacher T. Candidate
28%
17%
13%
8%
30%
13%
18%
9%
24%
10%
24%
5%
24%
6%
5%
10%
20%
17%
11%
6%
22%
17%
0%
11%
26%
13%
5%
13%
6%
3%
5%
1%
9%
3%
13%
0.50%
26%
3%
11%
5%
26%
10%
7%
5%
22%
6%
2%
11%
17%
3%
5%
5%
9%
13%
7%
8%
2%
10%
7%
2%
4%
0%
0%
0%
4%
0%
0%
0.50%
Positives Noted re: edTPA?
• What aspects might the teacher
candidates have noted as positives
regarding the edTPA?
• What do you predict faculty (Univ.
faculty/supervisors/cooperating teachers)
may have indicated as positives?
Positive Insights Re: the edTPA
(Faculty/T. Candidate Surveys)
Faculty
Teacher
Noted Positives
Candidates
32%
22%
6%
30%
22%
29%
7%
12%
Self-Reflection of the Teacher
Candidate
Emphasis on Ind. Student
Learning
Candidate
Evaluation/Professional
Development
Videotaping
Beneficial Supports for edTPA
Faculty
• TPA Contacts
• TPA Materials
• Training
• OnLine Resources
Teacher Candidates
• Faculty (Supvsr, CT & Seminar Leaders)
• TPA Materials
• Training/Seminars
• Technical Support
• Prior Experience
Satisfaction Level with edTPA Handbook
& Templates (Faculty/TC Surveys)
• University Faculty = 70%
• University Supervisors = 60%
• Cooperating Teachers = 45%
• Teacher Candidates = 74%
______
(Unclear Directions/Poor Structure were noted areas of dissatisfaction)
Educational Process Perspective
(Faculty/T. Candidates)
Faculty Teacher
Response
Candidate
53%
51%
Yes (promotes teacher preparation,
self-reflection)
16%
28%
No (time consuming, too many
requirements)
31%
21%
No Response
Noted Challenges (T Candidates)
• Videotaping
29%
• Time Limitations
14%
• Excessive Requirements
10%
• Unclear/Vague Instructions 7%
• Redundancy of Task
7%
__________
No Response
33%
Noted Challenges (Faculty)
Univ.
Faculty
Univ.
Supervisor
Coop.
Teacher
Videotaping
15%
17%
13%
Lack of Training
22%
27%
7%
Missing/Vague
Instructions
35%
13%
16%
2%
3%
2%
Limited Candidate
Preparation
Suggested Modifications for the
edTPA (Faculty Surveys)
• Clearer Instructions/Examples of Completed
Samples (7%)
• Additional Training (7%)
• More Time Needed to Complete (5%)
Anything Else to Share?
• edTPA is a Rigorous Assessment – “I was heavily involved with
NBPTS for a long time as a NBCT, district support person, and a trainer for over 7
years. There are many aspects of the TPA process that mirrors what NBPTS
candidates do as well.”
• edTPA promotes Professional Development – “While it seems
to students to be a monumental task, and one they do not necessarily want to do, it
gives them the framework of processes for what they will need to continue to do at all
stages of their career in order to fully develop as a professional teacher – students
eventually will see how TPA promotes their own professionalism and it will become a
professional “way of life” for them.”
• More Training is Needed – “I would like to be able to go through the
evaluation process so I can better understand how to help my candidates.”
Strengths of the edTPA
(conveyed by the Ohio TPA Coordinators)
•
“The TPA covers important needs of new teachers: it provides the needed emphasis on
using data analysis to determine the extent of student learning, helps new teachers to
reflect on their planning, implementation, flexibility to change plans during a lesson,
communication and collaboration.”
•
“The TPA has caused us to add academic language to our curriculum along with more
systematic, in-depth inclusion of theory and research.”
•
“It is a comprehensive and performance-based assessment. It is based on theory and
requires candidates to really think critically and be intentional about their teaching
practices.”
•
“The possibility of the standardization of licensure across states was cited as a potential
benefit of a national TPA structure.”
National Participation
Update
National edTPA Participation
Development
• 120+
• 200+
• 120
•
10
Subject specific team members
Content Validation reviewers
Benchmarkers and Trainers of Scorers
Bias Review Members
Validation 2012
•
26
• 160+
• 7200
• 500+
States
Teacher Preparation Programs
Portfolios of Teacher Candidates
Scorers (IHE and K-12)
edTPA Participation: Ohio
Pilot Test 2011
•
32
Teacher Preparation Programs
Validation 2012
•
•
•
•
•
•
51
Teacher Preparation Programs
1652
Portfolios of teacher candidates (23% of total)
183
University/K-12 school scorers (37% of all scorers)
1800
Portfolios to be submitted 2012 fall term
edTPA is included as a metric (Assurance measurement)
Validation data being analyzed at state & national levels
Now What?
• Getting …
Re: Data Results
Candidate Results
• During the Field Test, candidate results
are only sent to their designated IHE.
• Therefore, distribution would need to be
facilitated through the IHE to the
candidate, if desired.
edTPA Online Resources
• http://edTPA.AACTE.org
(public site)
• http://tpafieldtest.nesinc.com
(Pearson fall 2012 OH field test site)
• edTPA.com
(Pearson 2013 operational site)
• http://tpaconline.ning.com
(SCALE online educator community)
• http://ohiotpa.org
(Ohio site)
Questions/Comments?
Donna.Hanby@Pearson.com