Assessing Teaching Readiness in Australia: Implementation, Evidence and Impact of the Assessment for Graduate Teaching.

Taking a future-facing approach, this book provides a timely evaluation of the Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA) which utilises the Assessment for Graduate Teaching (AfGT) as an instrument for assessing pre-service teachers’ classroom readiness in Australia.Against a backdrop of teacher shortages prompting a range of alternate measures to fast-track new teachers, GenAI challenging assessment processes, and a national cross-TPA moderation process under development, this edited collection examines the TPA’s role as a quality assurance measure for improving education. Organised into three sections, the text addresses the current TPA landscape, its implementation and impacts, and the possibilities and challenges ahead in a rapidly changing teacher education landscape.Collating diverse research from 30 scholars directly involved in implementing the TPA and AfGT across initial teacher education (ITE) courses, this book presents a nuanced picture of the TPA and highlights critical design