Indicators of Teaching Effectiveness

Indicators of teaching effectiveness (CAEP standard/Component 4.2) Only Initial 

Results of Teacher Practice Scores:

The majority of WP graduates were rated Effective or Highly Effective on the Teacher Practice Score category of the NJ DOE Teacher Evaluations (from 2017-2019 NJ EPPPR). Table 3 shows the results of the WP graduate performance compared to the state.

  • 2020 results: 95% of WP graduates and 94% of NJ graduates.
  • 2019 results: 91% of WP graduates and 94% of NJ graduates.
  • 2018 results: 91% of WP graduates and 91% of NJ graduates.
  • 2017 results: 79% of WP graduates and 91% of NJ graduates. 

Over three years (2017-2019), WP graduates improved their performance on their teacher practice scores. There was a significant increase in WP graduates’ performance from 2017-2018 reports (79% to 91%). When comparing the 2018 and 2019 results for teacher practice score, WP graduates performed the same. The 2019 report shows that NJ graduates performed slightly better than WP, while the 2020 report shows that WP graduates slightly outperformed NJ graduates.

Table 3: Results of Teacher Practices Scores (WP and NJ)

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Results of Summative Scores:

The majority of WP graduates were rated Effective or Highly Effective on the Summative Score category of the NJ DOE Teacher Evaluations (from 2017-2019 NJ EPPPR). Table 4 shows the results of the WP graduate performance compared to the state.

  • 2020 results: 95% of WP graduates and 93% of NJ graduates.
  • 2019 results: 89% of WP graduates and 92% of NJ graduates.
  • 2018 results: 91% of WP graduates and 89% of NJ graduates.
  • 2017 results: 52% of WP graduates and 61% of NJ graduates. 

Over three years (2017-2019), WP graduates improved their performance on their teacher practice scores. There was a significant increase in WP graduates’ performance from 2017-2018 reports (52% to 91%). When comparing the 2018 and 2019 results for teacher practice score, WP graduates performed slightly better in 2018. The 2019 report shows that NJ graduates performed slightly better than WP, while the 2020 report shows that WP graduates slightly outperformed NJ graduates.

Table 4: Results of Summative Scores (WP and NJ)

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