Beware of the Collision between Cultural Proficiency and Teacher Candidate Performance Assessment

Lori Piowlski, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Abstract

An issue facing teacher preparation programs is that higher education must be able to measure teacher candidates' competencies that can be considered internal dispositions, which directly impact the quality of their instruction. This session delves into the teacher performance assessment (edTPA) scores candidates are earning in correlation to their Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) levels