All UCCS students who complete teacher licensure passed either the PLACE or Praxis state‐required content exams. Below are the mean scores for both PLACE and Praxis, along with the passing cut‐score, for the last three years. Cells with fewer than five students contain an asterisk (*) to protect privacy. UCCS is proud to be one of the early adopters in Colorado to make use of the edTPA, a teacher performance assessment. This nationally recognized, externally scored exam is designed as a summative measure for teacher candidates on specific knowledge and skills. edTPA includes content specific assessments in elementary education as well as multiple secondary fields such as mathematics, social studies, and English language arts. The assessment is designed to be predictive of the future performance of teacher candidates and is required in a growing number of states as part of the licensure process. The assessment is divided into three tasks for secondary teachers and four for elementary. Each task is measured in multiple facets on separate rubric scores. A final score for the entire edTPA is also generated. While Colorado does not yet have a specific cut‐score, states such as Washington require teachers to score 35 or better. The table below shows mean edTPA, rubric, and task scores for both the inaugural UCCS class. Task 4
Task 3
Task 2
Task 1
edTPA
Rubrics are on a 5 point scale
Rubric 1: Planning for Literacy Learning
Rubric 2: Planning to Support Varied Student Learning Needs
Rubric 3: Using Knowledge of Students to Inform Teaching and Learning
Rubric 4: Identifying and Supporting Language Demands
Rubric 5: Planning Assessments to Monitor and Support Student Learning
Rubric 6: Learning Environment
Rubric 7: Engaging Students in Learning
Rubric 8: Deepening Student Learning
Rubric 9: Subject‐Specific Pedagogy: Elementary Literacy
Rubric 10: Analyzing Teaching Effectiveness
Rubric 11: Analysis of Student Learning
Rubric 12: Providing Feedback to Guide Further Learning
Rubric 13: Student Use of Feedback
Rubric 14: Analyzing Students’ Language Use and Literacy Learning
Rubric 15: Using Assessment to Inform Instruction
Rubric 16: Analyzing Whole Class Understandings
Rubric 17: Analyzing Individual Student Work Samples
Rubric 18: Using Evidence to Reflect on Teaching
Number
Elementary Education
Secondary ELA Secondary HSS Secondary Math Secondary Science Elementary Secondary
2.94
3.44
3.00
3.50
3.25
2.94
3.22
2.94
2.89
3.04
3.00
2.75
2.94
2.93
2.97
3.22
2.81
3.00
3.25
2.97
3.03
2.91
3.22
2.58
2.50
2.83
2.91
2.82
2.82
3.11
2.85
3.00
3.08
2.82
2.98
2.83
3.22
2.77
3.50
3.17
2.83
3.03
2.88
3.22
2.92
3.00
3.00
2.88
3.03
2.71
3.00
2.58
3.50
3.00
2.71
2.85
2.50
3.00
2.62
3.00
3.00
2.50
2.83
2.58
2.78
2.65
3.50
2.33
2.58
2.68
2.86
2.78
2.54
3.00
2.83
2.86
2.70
2.69
2.78
2.65
2.50
2.67
2.69
2.68
2.26
2.22
2.27
2.50
2.33
2.26
2.28
2.41
2.56
2.50
2.50
2.67
2.41
2.55
2.75
2.67
2.46
3.00
2.33
2.75
2.53
2.65
2.73
2.68
Tasks 1‐3 are on a 25 point scale, Task3 is on a 15 point scale
Task 1: Planning for Literacy Instruction and Assessment
Task 2: Instructing and Engaging Students in Literacy Learning
Task 3: Assessing Students’ Literacy Learning
Task 4: Assessing Students’ Mathematics Learning
edTPA Overall Score is on a 75 point scale for secondary and 90 for elem.
Overall Score
14.58
13.18
12.59
8.06
15.89
15.22
13.00
14.27
13.54
12.42
15.00
16.50
13.50
15.17
14.50
12.83
14.58
13.18
12.59
14.98
14.43
12.75
48.45
42.233
PLACE
Administrator
Elementary Education
English
Gifted and Talented
Linguistically Diverse Education
Mathematics
Principal
School Counselor
Science
Social Studies
Spanish
Special Education Generalist
2011
*
257
243
*
253
244
243
252
*
260
263
252
2012
260
260
234
254
253
241
247
249
*
257
265
254
2013 Cut‐Score
260
220
243
220
238
220
253
220
245
220
251
220
256
220
245
220
*
220
250
220
260
220
257
220
Praxis
Elementary Education
English
Social Studies
Mathematics
Science
2011
170
179
170
163
170
2012
173
182
168
172
165
2013
171
179
168
*
167
147
167
150
160
152