What is a teaching performance assessment?

A teaching performance assessment (TPA) is a tool used to assess the practical skills and knowledge of pre-service teachers. Pre-service teachers collect evidence of practice to complete a TPA in the final year of their initial teacher education program. It is assessed by ITE providers and is a requirement for graduation.

In this video, AITSL Deputy CEO Edmund Misson explains what TPAs look like.

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This animation about TPAs was developed by the Queensland College of Teachers.

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Since 2019 all teaching performance assessments developed by ITE providers must be reviewed by the expert advisory group

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AITSL's free teaching performance assessment services 

AITSL can match you with a TPA formative Advisor, inclusive of two rounds of consultation.

TPA process

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Operational principles

This document sets out the principles of operation for teaching performance assessment services provided by AITSL to support the development and implementation of teaching performance assessments in Australia.

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Information for teachers and school leaders

Learn more about what a teaching performance assessment means for teachers and school leaders.

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Examples of teaching performance assessments

The Graduate Teacher Performance Assessment (GTPA)

The GPTA is led by the Institute for Learning Sciences & Teacher Education, as part of a collective of HEIs and expert teacher educators in a range of ITE courses across the country.

The Assessment for Graduate Teaching (AfGT)

The AfGT is a Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA) instrument developed and implemented by a consortium of Australian higher education providers that have Initial Teacher Education (ITE) faculties or schools.