Guide to Performance Assessment for California Teachers (PACT)

Candidates who first encounter PACT frequently ask, where did it come from? How was PACT created and developed? How will I be evaluated?Guide to PACT: Performance Assessment for California Teachers is the only book that fully addresses these questions and brings together the history, features, research, and applications of PACT, providing preservice and inservice teachers with a comprehensive “how-to” for understanding and using PACT effectively.  

Guide to PACT: Performance Assessment for California Teachers is an essential primer organized around the topics most frequently asked about PACT, including the research behind it, definitions and descriptions, useful examples of the PACT Teaching Event, academic language, an explanation of how the Teaching Event is scored, and next steps for further study and review.  Preservice or student teachers, faculty members, or teacher preparation program administrators will find this helpful overview of the PACT format and features indispensible to their success.