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McGinty, Dixie – Research in the Schools, 1996
The phasing out of the Teacher Performance Assessment Instrument (TPAI) in Georgia is described, with particular attention to litigation involving a teacher who lost her certificate after failing the TPAI. Other reasons for phasing out the TPAI are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Performance Based Assessment, Political Influences, State Programs
Download full textRothenberg, Lori; Hessling, Peter A. – 1990
The statewide teaching performance assessment instruments being used in Georgia, North Carolina, and Florida were examined. Forty-one reliability and validity studies regarding the instruments in use in each state were collected from state departments and universities. Georgia uses the Georgia Teacher Performance Assessment Instrument. North…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Meta Analysis
PDF pending restorationGeorgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Office of Planning and Development. – 1979
Performance-based teacher certification in Georgia is centered on: criterion-referenced tests, and on-the-job assessment procedures for student teachers and beginning teachers. A state-funded contract was awarded to develop teacher certification tests, resulting in a 250-item pool and 15 criterion-referenced tests for 32 teaching fields. Cutting…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Observation Techniques, Competency Based Teacher Education, Criterion Referenced Tests
Stone, Jean – 1983
This paper compares the decision-making strategies which have been incorporated in the Teacher Performance Assessment Instruments in Georgia and the Assessments of Performance in Teaching developed for use in South Carolina. Although both instruments are designed for use with beginning teachers, the decision-making structure of these two…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Observation Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making
Okey, James R.; And Others – 1978
The five instruments and the procedures in this manual were designed to assess teaching competencies selected for the Georgia department of education. The system, designed to assess teaching competence in an on-the-job setting included the following steps: (1) identifying desirable teaching competencies; (2) identifying behaviors that correspond…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Performance Factors
