This document outlines the scores of student teachers on professional and content area examinations. Pass rates are calculated using only program completed candidates employed in North Carolina Public or Charter Schools.
Note: State Board Policy LICN-001 1.20b.1 requires teachers issued an initial license to attempt all content exams in the first year of teaching and successfully pass them before or during their third year of teaching. Given this extended period to complete, pass rates are presented by cohort annually to capture the progression of cohort progress over time.
The data below are the Gardner-Webb University Institutional summary for all undergraduate licensure areas (professional and content area examinations). The data are provided by NCDPI via the EPP Performance Dashboard.
edTPA is an assessment of teacher education candidates’ skills in planning instruction, conducting instruction, and assessment of student learning. It is a nationally used assessment and is scored by professional educators external to GWU. The edTPA assessment is required for all Intern II teacher candidates and passing it is a requirement for a North Carolina teaching license. The graphs below present our recent edTPA results. Note that in North Carolina, candidates pass edTPA with a score of 38 or higher, and Highly Qualified candidates receive a 56 or higher.
edTPA results for the last five academic years at GWU
* Data for the national pass rates are not yet available.
The Foundations of Reading test for North Carolina assesses proficiency in and depth of understanding of the subjects of reading and writing development. The test reflects scientifically based reading research and is aligned with the Common Core State Standards. Candidates have three years to pass once they have completed their Program of Study at an EPP. The following data outlines the GWU candidates ability to pass the Foundations of Reading test over multiple attempts.
The Praxis Subject Assessments, formerly known as the Praxis II Exams, are designed to test content knowledge for the purpose of teaching a specific subject (such as geography, English, or algebra) and a specific demographic (early and elementary grades, middle grades, special education, and so on). Table 3 shows the exam data by number of attempts.
The below data comes from Education Testing Services (ETS) regarding the NC and GWU performance scores on the Advanced Licensure Exam 5412 (Educational Leadership: Administration and Supervision). The passing score for this exam is 146.
