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The study applies grounded theory to analyze early rollout at an Australian university using interviews, student focus groups, and a classroom readiness survey. Findings examine the TPA’s effects on final-year pre-service teachers’ learning and professional readiness.","Australian Journal of Teacher Education  \n\n| Volume 45  Issue 5 | Article 5 |\n| --- | --- |\n| 2020\u003Cbr>Implementing a Teaching Performance Assessment: An Australian Case Study\u003Cbr>John Buchanan\u003Cbr>University of Technology, Sydney, [john.buchanan@uts.edu.au](john.buchanan@uts.edu.au)\u003Cbr>George Harb\u003Cbr>University of Technology Sydney, [george.harb@uts.edu.au](george.harb@uts.edu.au)\u003Cbr>Terry Fitzgerald\u003Cbr>University of Technology, Sydney, [tfitzgerald@alexander-school.com](tfitzgerald@alexander-school.com)\u003Cbr>Follow this and additional works at: [https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte](https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte)\u003Cbr> Part of the Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons |  |\n\nRecommended Citation  \nBuchanan, J., Harb, G., & Fitzgerald, T. (2020) . Implementing a Teaching Performance Assessment: An Australian Case Study. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 45(5) .  \n[http://dx.doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2020v45n5.5](http://dx.doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2020v45n5.5)  \n[This Journal Article is posted at Research Online.](This Journal Article is posted at Research Online.)[ ](This Journal Article is posted at Research Online.)[https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/vol45/iss5/5](https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/vol45/iss5/5)  \nImplementing a Teaching Performance Assessment: An Australian Case  \nStudy  \nJohn Buchanan  \nGeorge Harb  \nTerry Fitzgerald  \nUniversity of Technology Sydney  \nAbstract: This paper reports on the implementation ofa Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA), a component of graduation recently introduced into the teaching workforce in Australia. The TPA typically requires graduates to demonstrate that they can plan, implement, assess and reflect on a series of lessons given to school students. This case study used grounded theory to analyse the initial implementation of a TPA at an Australian university, based on interviews, student focus groups, and a classroom readiness survey. We investigated the TPA’s contribution to final-year pre-service teachers ’ learning and professional readiness. We conclude that the TPA, as a threshold task, is broadly beneficial to the profession and graduating teachers, and may strengthen professional bonds between schools and universities.  \nWe also warn ofTPA-related fragilities and its potential to reinforce populist notions of ‘teaching as telling’ and to test surface-level quizknowledge to the exclusion of deeper, attitudinal learning outcomes.  \nIntroduction  \nDiscerning teaching quality is a complex issue. In Australia as elsewhere in the developed world, graduating teachers are required to demonstrate their ability to evaluate the impact of their teaching on their students’ learning. 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