An Instrument to Study the State-Wide Implementation of edTPA: Validating the edTPA Levels of Integration Survey
Location
Room 218
Proposal Track
Research Project
Session Format
Presentation
Preferred Time
Saturday morning
Abstract
Policy changes in our state have mandated the passing of the edTPA for initial teacher licensure beginning in fall 2015. As a result, institutions of higher education implemented edTPA in their programs during the 2014-2015 school year. In order for researchers to determine whether a new policy initiative is successful, it is important to know how the change is being integrated by the key players in their practice. We surveyed methods and student teaching faculty and supervisors across 35 institutions in the state using the edTPA Levels of Integration (LoI) Survey. The survey responses helped us understand how different aspects of edTPA are being integrated in teacher preparation programs and faculty’s personal practice. Results showed that the integration of edTPA was significantly higher at the program level than in faculty’s personal practice and that most aspects of edTPA were currently being used at the mechanical level. The five-factor solution from the exploratory factor analysis and a high Cronbach’s alpha showed that this survey is internally consistent and a valid measure for collecting data on edTPA faculty’s LoI. These factors were robust and strong constructs for understanding faculty’s use of edTPA both at the program level and the personal level.
Keywords
edTPA implementation, Levels of integration in practice, survey validation
Recommended Citation
Bhatnagar, Ruchi; Kim, Jihye; and Many, Joyce E., "An Instrument to Study the State-Wide Implementation of edTPA: Validating the edTPA Levels of Integration Survey" (2015). Georgia Educational Research Association Conference. 18.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gera/2015/2015/18
An Instrument to Study the State-Wide Implementation of edTPA: Validating the edTPA Levels of Integration Survey
Room 218
Policy changes in our state have mandated the passing of the edTPA for initial teacher licensure beginning in fall 2015. As a result, institutions of higher education implemented edTPA in their programs during the 2014-2015 school year. In order for researchers to determine whether a new policy initiative is successful, it is important to know how the change is being integrated by the key players in their practice. We surveyed methods and student teaching faculty and supervisors across 35 institutions in the state using the edTPA Levels of Integration (LoI) Survey. The survey responses helped us understand how different aspects of edTPA are being integrated in teacher preparation programs and faculty’s personal practice. Results showed that the integration of edTPA was significantly higher at the program level than in faculty’s personal practice and that most aspects of edTPA were currently being used at the mechanical level. The five-factor solution from the exploratory factor analysis and a high Cronbach’s alpha showed that this survey is internally consistent and a valid measure for collecting data on edTPA faculty’s LoI. These factors were robust and strong constructs for understanding faculty’s use of edTPA both at the program level and the personal level.
