PACT Information
Information Window
The Information Window is located at THMA 209. A student will staff the information window daily in the afternoons in order to answer general questions and check out/in PACT materials and camcorders.
Roy Dunlap is the College of Communication and Education Assessment Coordinator. Roy is available at THMA 281 Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. (excluding 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. for lunch) to answer questions regarding PACT, PACT filming, exporting, or camcorder operation. You may also reach Roy by e-mail at radunlap@csuchico.edu or by phone at 530-898-4472.
PACT Information
PACT, the Performance Assessment for California Teachers, is one of the final assessments completed by credential students before they become teachers.
PACT Passing Standard
PACT Assessment responses are scored by faculty, university supervisors, school administrators and cooperating teachers. All active scorers have been trained for their content areas and are calibrated yearly.
Scorers use the twelve-part PACT Assessment Rubric covering five categories. Each of the twelve rubrics is scored on a four level scale: Fail (Level 1) or Pass (Level 2, Level 3, and Level 4)
To pass the PACT Assessment a candidate must:
- Pass all five rubric categories (Planning, Instruction, Assessment, Reflection and Academic Language)
- To pass a category, candidates must have a majority (at least half) passing scores within the category. In Planning and Assessment, 2 out of the 3 scores must be a “Level 2” or higher; in Instruction, Reflection, and Academic Language, 1 out of 2 scores must be a “Level 2” or higher.
- Additionally, there may be no more than 2 failing scores of “Level 1” across all tasks.
Scores are available for viewing roughly four weeks after the PACT Assessment deadline.
Useful Links
- Overview (doc) — A brief overview of PACT
- The official PACT website
- Supporting Documents — Supporting Documents for PACT candidates. (Event Handbooks, rubrics, etc)
- Teaching Performance Expectations (pdf, 188kb) — An in depth description of the TPEs targeted by the PACT assessment
- Guidelines on Assistance to Candidates (pdf) — A guide to the types of support appropriate to give to candidates
Camcorder Check-Out Information
Students may check out camcorder equipment from Roy Dunlap at THMA 281 from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. (excluding 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. for lunch) Monday through Friday. Please arrive at least half an hour before 5:00 p.m. when checking out or returning equipment in order to give us time to process your check out or check in. Camcorders may be checked out for a one week period.
PACT Documents and Guides
Documents regarding all aspects of the PACT process.
- Check Out Contract (doc, 27 kb) — The contract students are required to fill out in order to check out equipment
- Equipment Policies and Procedures (doc, 31 kb) — The expanded list of Equipment Policies and Procedures
- Filming Guide (doc, 31 kb) — A one page guide to using the tripod, camcorder, and sound equipment
- Exporting Guide- Apple (doc, 27 kb) — A one page guide to exporting footage from a camcorder to an Apple computer using iMovie
- A Visual Exporting Guide Apple (doc, 15 mb) — A longer, more detailed, visual guide to exporting on an Apple computer with a screenshot provided of each step in iMovie
- Exporting Guide - PC (doc, 28 kb) — A general guide to exporting footage from a camcorder to a PC computer using Windows Movie Maker
- Document Compression Guide (doc) — A short explanation of how to reduce document file sizes
- STEPS Directions (doc, 40 kb) — Directions for naming the PACT teaching event and uploading it to the STEPS database for scoring
- Authenticity Sign-Off Form (pdf) — The form to be signed and submitted with the PACT