Understanding"Other" Feedback Statements

Receiving a feedback statement suggesting you didn't follow directions can be frustrating. Review these reasons listed in the Scoring Guide on page 32 to better understand:

For Score Levels 1 and 2, you may receive feedback suggesting you review the instructions for the portfolio component. This feedback may refer to one or more of the following deficiencies in your portfolio submission (this list does not include every possible irregularity):

• fewer students or instructional activities than required

• irregularities (too many pages due to reduced size of scanned pages, reduced font size, decreased margins, reduced spacing, or simply exceeding the specified page limit; non-allowed edit in video)

• missing evidence (missing instructional context; missing forms; missing assignments/prompts; minimal commentary; missing key part of commentary; missing assessment, professional learning need, or student need)

• wrong student work samples or lesson types

• use of two formative assessments or two summative assessments instead of one of

  each

• videos from the same lesson or instructional unit

• videos feature mirrored approaches or content, as opposed to showing breadth of content and different instructional formats and teaching strategies.