edTPA evidence consists of which elements?

• A. Artifacts only
• B. Commentaries only
• C. Artifacts and commentaries
• D. Student surveys only

Answer: (C)

EdTPA evidence is built from two related kinds of material: artifacts and commentaries. Artifacts are the tangible products of your teaching—lesson plans, instructional materials, video clips of instruction, and samples of student work and assessments that show what happened in the classroom. Commentaries are the written explanations that accompany those artifacts, detailing the reasoning behind your planning, the instructional decisions you made, how you assessed student learning, and how you interpreted data to guide next steps. Together, they demonstrate both what you did and why you did it, linking your classroom practice to the standards and learning goals. Student surveys aren’t the primary form of edTPA evidence, and while surveys can provide context, they don’t replace the need for the paired artifacts and commentaries.