Racial disparities in TPA pass rates appear in low-performing programs but not in programs with passing rates above 90%¶
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q2 i? Among programs with passing rates above 90%, there were no statistically significant differences in passing rates by candidate race and ethnicity, while disparities appeared among low-performing 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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Subset analysis of program completers whose records could be linked to demographic data; the report hedges that the data "suggest" the pattern. No effect sizes are printed, and the analysis could not link race/ethnicity for many TPA records.
"data available for a subset of completers suggest that racial disparities in pass rates appear to vary with overall program performance. while there were disparities in pass rates by candidate race and ethnicity among the low-performing programs, among programs with passing rates above 90%, there were no statistically significant differences in passing rates by race and ethnicity."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Race and Ethnicity — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause
Related Claims¶
- Elementary candidates have lower TPA passing rates than secondary and special education candidates, possibly due to added assessment complexity — related
- African American and Latinx teacher candidates fail state certification assessments (Praxis I and II) at much higher rates than white candidates, while performance assessments show smaller disparities. — related
- Minority teachers' lower observation scores are largely attributable to school characteristics, and no race/ethnicity differences appear on value-added scores — related
- Teacher licensure exams disproportionately fail teacher candidates of color without predicting teaching effectiveness — related
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Racial disparities in TPA pass rates appear in low-performing programs but not in programs with passing rates above 90% |
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Racial disparities in TPA pass rates appear in low-performing programs but not in programs with passing rates above 90% |
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