Overview
The Global Assessment of Candidate Performance (GACP) is a measurement of knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions of teacher candidates in initial-level programs. The GACP is administered at the end of each student teaching placement. Each teacher candidate is assessed by their school-based teacher educator (SBTE) and college supervisor using the GACP rubric. The rubric uses a 3-level scale (approaching, meeting, and exceeding expectations) and is available online here: Global Assessment of Candidate Performance.
College supervisors use the assessment results, along with the discipline-specific student teaching evaluation and their own observations, to decide whether a candidate has the skills necessary to teach at program completion, and pass the student teaching experience.
Results
The results from the 2023-2024 academic year’s final student teaching evaluation indicate that Brockport candidates are prepared to teach by the end of their student teaching experience. School-based Teacher Educator ratings of student teachers show high performance in all areas. The criterion with the lowest mean score, the ability to build a school-home connection, still had 99% of candidates “meeting” or “exceeding” expectations. For almost all criteria, 99% of candidates achieved the “meeting expectations” level or higher on the rubric. The table below includes candidates’ mean scores for all criteria on the assessment, as rated by their school-based teacher educator.
| Rubric Criteria | Mean Score |
|---|---|
| The teacher candidate understands the concepts of the discipline | 2.74 |
| The teacher candidate develops appropriate instructional plans, including learning goals and objectives | 2.74 |
| The teacher candidate uses instructional strategies that deepens learner understanding of content, and builds skills to apply knowledge in meaningful ways | 2.6 |
| The teacher candidate uses technology to enhance student learning | 2.66 |
| The teacher candidate manages the classroom | 2.64 |
| The teacher candidate implements appropriate assessments to measure student learning | 2.63 |
| The teacher candidate uses assessment data | 2.56 |
| The teacher candidate reflects on practice | 2.84 |
| The teacher candidate positively impacts P-12 learning | 2.72 |
| The teacher candidate builds a school-home connection | 2.51 |
| The teacher candidate exhibits a positive outlook | 2.88 |
| The teacher candidate exhibits respect towards others | 2.91 |
| The teacher candidate exhibits intellectual integrity | 2.86 |
| The teacher candidate exhibits dedication | 2.8 |
| The teacher candidate exhibits self-awareness | 2.78 |
| The teacher candidate exhibits professionalism | 2.85 |