Welcome to the overview of Assessment Task 3 for secondary education candidates.

Task 3 is about assessing student learning.

In almost all content areas, this task is about one assessment from your learning segment that you planned in Task 1 and taught in Task 2.

Now you will want to read your edTPA Handbook though, to be sure you know how many assessments to focus on in Task 3.

Like I said, most candidates have one assessment, but PE for example, we'll focus on two to three assessments for their learning segment, not just one.

Also be sure this assessment was completed by the whole class, and that is actually discussed in a lesson plan from your learning segment.

As I shared with you in the Task 1 and Task 2 videos, to understand what is needed for each task of the edTPA, you always start with the table of contents.

Here's the table of contents for Task 3.

Right now, I'm going to table of contents for English Language Arts, but your table of contents will be laid out just like this for all secondary content areas.

All of the screenshots in this presentation are from English Language Arts, but each single subject content area will have the same basic pieces.

So no matter what your single subject content area is, you will all be doing the same parts.

Those parts are just connected to your specific content area.

Again, here's a couple of reminders about the table of contents.

All the content on the page is hyperlinked, so you can click on any item to go directly to that part.

The task overview chart provides the added glance view of what you'll be doing for each task, and the evidence chart to review the artifacts and commentary specifications for each task is at the bottom of the page.

All right, let's move on to the Task 3 overview chart.

It is very important that you read the complete instructions for Task 3, to ensure you're meeting all the requirements before doing Task 3.

Again, here's a quick reminder of what you'll find on this chart.

The What to Do column shows you a bulleted list of what you'll be doing to complete Task 3.

For this task, you have four parts to complete.

Part A is a student work samples.

Part B is the evidence of feedback.

Part C is the assessment commentary.

And part D is the evaluation criteria.

Lastly, the Evaluation Rubrics column provides you with a hyperlinked list of the rubrics associated with Task 3.

This is important.

Now that you are starting Assessment Task 3, you must select your three focus students that represent the patterns of learning from your class.

At least one of the focus students must have a specific learning need.

For example, a struggling reader.

Also, if you are seeking a credential in California, one of your focus students must be an English language learner.

Read your edTPA Handbook carefully to understand more about your focus student requirements.

And don't forget to read the complete instructions for this task before you get started.

All right, let's move on to see what you'll be completing in Task 3.

This is Part A, the student work samples.

You'll be selecting one assessment from the learning segment that you taught and video-recorded in Task 2.

Remember, that you will have given this assessment to your students during the teaching of your learning segment in Task 2, and now you are just collecting the completed assessments from the three focus students you selected to be your focus students for Task 3.

These completed assessments are referred to as the student work samples.

So for Part A: Student Work Samples, all you are submitting is the completed assessments that your three focus students took.

Before I go any further, I want to go over some quick notes for Task 3 that are unique to PE candidates.

You will be selecting two to three assessments from your learning segment.

All these assessments need to be in your learning segment from Task 2.

You must evaluate students in the psychomotor domain, and one other domain.

This is so important to make sure you follow.

If you do not do this, you will fail Task 3.

You need to ensure Task 3 assessments are the same for all three focus students, just like all the other content areas.

The assessment you use cannot be different for different students.

Be sure to read the handbook to understand what to do if your class size is more than 30 students.

The psychomotor domain assessment must be a video clip, not a written summary, or a written assessment.

And each focus student must have their own video clip.

You can read more about this in the evidence chart in your handbook.

A quick way to earn a Level 1 on many rubrics is to not address the psychomotor domain.

Be sure to review this in your understanding rubric level progression document In short, PE candidates must carefully read your edTPA Handbook to understand what you'll be doing for Task 3.

Some things are different for PE in the edTPA with Task 3.

Next, we have Part B: Evidence of Feedback.

You will document the feedback you gave to each of your three focus students on the work sample itself as an audio clip or as a video clip.

Be sure to address each of the focus students' strengths and needs.

Also, you must submit evidence of the actual feedback provided to each focus student, not just a description of that feedback.

So for Part B: Evidence of Feedback, you only need to submit the actual feedback you gave your focus students on the selected assessment.

That brings us to Part C: Assessment Commentary.

Just like what the other commentaries, you will type directly onto this worksheet, and you should be specific and detailed in your writing.

In addition, you must cite specific examples of students and your focus students' work samples to support your responses.

The assessment commentary is about explaining the rationale for your assessment methods and analysis of student learning.

In addition, you must attach a blank copy of the assessment you are using for your Assessment Task 3 to the end of the assessment commentary.

And this will not count towards the page limit of your commentary.

Again, just remember to read and address all parts of each prompt to be sure your response is fully aligned to the corresponding rubrics.

So for Part C, you will submit the completed assessment commentary, and a blank copy of the assessment that you selected.

Next, we have Part D, the evaluation criteria.

The evaluation criteria refers to the criteria you use to evaluate student learning for the assessment you've selected to use in this task.

Your evaluation criteria should meet the following requirements: should be aligned with the selected assessment, learning objectives, and analysis; it should indicate differences in levels of performance; and should be relevant to the learning objectives from the learning segment.

Some examples of evaluation criteria are a rubric, a checklist of desired attributes, or points being assigned to different parts of the assessment.

So, for Part D: Evaluation Criteria, you will just be submitting the evaluation criteria you used to analyze student learning related to this assessment.

Lastly, let's review the Assessment Task 3: Artifacts and Commentary Specifications, which is part of the evidence chart in your handbook.

I have separated this out into three images to reflect what you will see in your handbook.

Remember, I showed you where this is in the table of contents at the beginning of our video.

These next few slides go over the specifications and requirements for submitting each of the four parts of Task 3.

On this image, you see, Part A: Student Work Samples.

And then again, to the right of what to submit, you will see the supported file types, the minimum and maximum number of files allowed, the permitted response length, and all the important additional information related to the student work samples.

This image shows the specifications and requirements for submitting Part B: Evidence of Feedback.

And finally, this image tells you what to submit for the following parts of Assessment Task 3, which are, Part C, the assessment commentary, and part D, the evaluation criteria.

It also gives us specifications and requirements for submitting both of those parts.

Remember that all of the parts we just reviewed for Task 3 must be completed after you teach your learning segment from Task 2.

Once you've completed Task 2, you will start working on Task 3, reinforcing the cycle of effective teaching that the edTPA represents.

And there it is, an overview of everything you are doing for Assessment Task 3 of your edTPA.

Do stay on track, and guide your completion of Task 3.

Be sure to follow the weekly modules in your Blackboard classroom.

In addition, always remember that your edTPA Handbook is your guide for completing the edTPA, and that you must read this resource thoroughly before beginning.

Don't forget, if you have any questions about Task 3, reach out to your student teaching instructor.

Thank you.