EDU 452 Performance Assessment
The PPAT is a nationally-normed and scored assessment of a teacher candidate’s ability to apply pedagogical content knowledge and skills during student teaching. It is designed to develop more effective teachers in the classroom, identify strengths and areas for improvement of practice, allow candidates to continually refine their teaching practices, and to contribute to a development plan for professional growth. The assessment contains four tasks requiring written commentary and submission of artifacts. Candidates are required to take and pass (with a target score of 43 or higher) the PPAT in order to be eligible for degree completion and conferral. A course fee will cover the cost of the assessment.
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Approval from Tyler Wells (Chair - Office of Clinical Studies) required prior to registration. Prerequisite(s): A new Federal and Delaware CBC (Criminal Background Check) Report sent / delivered to the Office of Clinical Studies in its original sealed envelope. A new TB/PPD, Health Authorization Form and completed CPR (Child Protection Registry Form) uploaded into TaskStream. A completed Student Teaching Fieldwork application in TaskStream by the deadlines of February 1 for placement in Fall and August 1 for placement in Spring. At the time of application, candidates must have submitted passing scores and subset scores for Praxis CORE and Praxis II Content Specific Examination. It is the responsibility of candidates to make sure that complete test score reports are provided to the College of Education. All test score requirements for Delaware certification can be viewed at ETS.org.
Candidates for undergraduate teacher preparation degrees must register for EDU 452 Performance Assessment at the time of registration for student teaching. There is a fee for EDU 452 that covers the cost of the assessment, but there are no additional tuition costs. Once candidates pay for the course, they will need to pick up an ETS voucher from the Bookstore to be used at ETS.org to activate a PPAT account. Successful completion of the PPAT (achieving a passing score of 38 points) will generate a satisfactory grade (S) for EDU 452 and this will also generate three (3) undergraduate credits. Additional details about the PPAT will be explained during the mandatory student teaching orientation.