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Raymond Pecheone Stanford University April 16, 2008

The Thinking Behind · PACT· •••••abridged & amended (amendled)••••• P erformance A ssessment for C alifornia T eachers. Raymond Pecheone Stanford University April 16, 2008. 1. The PACT Assessment System.

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Raymond Pecheone Stanford University April 16, 2008

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  1. The Thinking Behind·PACT·•••••abridged & amended (amendled)•••••PerformanceAssessment forCaliforniaTeachers • Raymond Pecheone • Stanford University • April 16, 2008 1

  2. The PACT Assessment System • A performance assessment for teacher candidates created in response to SB 2042, with new subject matter standards, new program standards, and new assessment standards • Alternate assessments permitted must meet California Quality Standards for reliability/validity (i.e., AERA/APA test standards). • Aligned with the California Teaching Performance Expectations (standards) and California Content Standards • High stakes assessment designed to initially license beginning teachers 2

  3. PACT Institutions • Cal Poly — SLO • CSU Channel Islands • CSU Chico • CSU Dominguez Hills • CSU Monterey Bay • CSU Northridge • Humboldt State • Sacramento State • San Diego State • San Francisco State • San Jose State • Sonoma State • Stanford • Holy Names University • Mills College • Notre Dame de Namur University • Pepperdine University • St. Mary’s College of California • University of the Pacific • University of San Diego • Antioch University • USC • San Diego Intern • UC Berkeley • UC Davis • UC Irvine • UCLA • UC Riverside • UC San Diego • UC Santa Barbara • UC Santa Cruz 3

  4. The PACT Assessment System The Capstone Teaching Event Assessments Embedded in Local Programs — examples — • Teaching Event • Demonstrates : • Planning • Instruction • Assessing • Reflecting • Academic Language Child Case Studies Analyses of Student Learning Curriculum /Teaching Analyses Observation/Supervisory Evaluation & Feedback 4

  5. Teaching Event Records of Practice* * 24 Teaching Events in 13 credential areas 5

  6. Teaching Event Subject Areas • Single Subject • Agriculture • English language arts • History social science • Mathematics • Science • Art • Music • Physical Education • World languages • Multiple Subjects • Literacy • Mathematics 6

  7. Guiding Questions and Analytic Rubrics • ASSESSMENT • Analyzing Student Work From an Assessment • Using Assessment to Inform Teaching • REFLECTION • Monitoring Student Progress • Reflecting on Teaching • ACADEMIC LANGUAGE • Understanding Language Demands • Supporting Academic Language Development • PLANNING • Establishing a Balanced Instructional Focus • Making Content Accessible • Designing Assessments • INSTRUCTION • Engaging Students in Learning • Monitoring Student Learning During Instruction 7

  8. Balance Concepts & Understanding Skills & Procedures Problem Solving

  9. PACT Rubrics (one example) 9

  10. PACT Teaching Event · DNA • Documents teaching of learning segment (3-5 lessons or hours of instruction) • Subject specific • Standardized tasks & core questions across programs • Scored with common rubrics, passing standard • During student teaching 10

  11. For More Information... • See Teaching Event Handbooks and Rubrics at www.pacttpa.org. 11

  12. Actions Scoring theTE Program Meetings Professional Development PACT Advisor Analysis of Candidate Work Collaborativeplanning acrossUniversity &K-12 schools 12

  13. The Research Base for Teacher Licensing Tests • Weak relationship between traditional licensing tests and teacher effectiveness (NRC, 2001) • Strauss & Sawyer (1986) • Ferguson (1991, 1998) • Ferguson & Ladd (1996) • Clotfelter, Ladd, & Vigdor (forthcoming) • Goldhaber (2005, 2006) • Effect sizes quite small in recent value added research (.01 .06) 13

  14. Educative Assessment • Teachers Matter • Subject Matter Matters • Preparation (support) Matters • Authenticity Matters • Integration of Practice Matters 14

  15. California Teaching Performance Expectations • TPE 7 · Teaching English Learners • TPE 8 · Learning about Students • TPE 9 · Instructional Planning • TPE 10 · Instructional Time • TPE 11 · Social Environment • TPE 12 · Professional, Legal, and Ethical Obligations • TPE 13 · Professional Growth • TPE 1 · Specific Pedagog-ical Skills for Subject Matter Instruction • TPE 2 · Monitoring Student Learning During Instruction • TPE 3 · Interpretation and Use of Assessments • TPE 4 · Making Content Accessible • TPE 5 · Student Engagement • TPE 6 · Developmentally Appropriate Teaching Practices 15

  16. What is Subject Specific about the Teaching Event? • Focus of learning segment & aligned to Ca. content standards • Teaching/learning tasks on video clip(s) • Additional prompts in some content areas (e.g., misconceptions in science, dispositions in mathematics, description of text in English/language arts) • Common and subject specific rubrics • Benchmarkswithin subject areas 16

  17. Scoring • Trained and calibrated subject specific assessors • Campus based with central audits & regional scoring 17

  18. Questions? • More info on web site, http://www.pacttpa.org/ • Call or email me • 530 752-8784 • ammendle@ucdavis.edu

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