Elementary and special education candidates from programs rated higher on literacy and math preparation have higher odds of passing the TPA¶

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q2 i1 Odds of passing across all attempts were nearly 2 times higher for candidates from the highest-rated programs on preparation in literacy compared to the lowest-rated programs. → Patrick 2024

Evidence¶

Patrick 2024¶

Patrick, S. K. (2024). How preparation predicts teaching performance assessment results in California. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/544.849

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Observational analysis linking program-level completer-survey ratings of opportunities to learn literacy and math teaching (e.g., "learn ways to teach decoding skills") to TPA passing rates and scores for elementary and special education candidates. The printed odds ratio is nearly 2.

"Program-level ratings on preparation in literacy and math—created from these survey responses—were associated with higher passing rates and higher TPA scores. for example, the odds of passing across all attempts were nearly 2 times higher for candidates from the highest-rated programs on preparation in literacy compared to candidates from the lowest-rated programs."

Discussion¶

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