The Truth About the CQP

The Truth About the CQPThere are a number of misconceptions regarding the Quality and Participation Questionnaire (CQP) used to measure the student's academic performance. We have all been involved in work related issues in schools for long enough to know that even after we've worked all of our back nine years on one part of the curriculum, the school board decides it is too much of a hassle to complete the other parts. What they end up doing is not helping the students. It's a double standard that is the result of the teacher's favoritism for students.The CQP assessment has been in use for many years as a measure of academic achievement and in actuality, it has never been designed to help the teachers manage classroom teaching assignments. The job of the teacher is to teach each lesson and to explain what those lessons entail to the students. The best way to do this is through written materials.The concept of the CQP is to see if the curriculum is being used in the classroom, and if it is, the written materials should be given extra attention. This is an examination for which the teacher is responsible and which should not be considered a 'set it and forget it' method of delivering instruction.The CQP questions pose two basic tests. The first test is how well the student's work fits into the lesson plan, and the second test is how well the teacher was able to organize the lesson plan and to get the work done. The teacher needs to pass both tests for the student to receive a passing grade. Some teachers show great initiative in getting their students to complete all of the required work.Once the teacher passes the CQP, there is still work left to do. The curriculum used by the teacher is important and should be the center of the student'sstudies. It is for the teacher to determine how best to accomplish this task and he or she should work with the students to determine what will fit their skills best.The CQP is not for the teacher to declare the student not to understand a lesson or how much information should be provided. It is there to determine if the student is engaged in the learning process and if the student's work has all of the elements required for their success. If a student does not have enough work or doesn't understand the course material, the student is not really learning. Only by working with a group of students can this be determined.The CQP is not designed to be used as a performance indicator of teacher effectiveness. It is a measure of teaching to determine if the teacher is using the material taught and the format and techniques taught to the maximum degree possible. There is no such thing as an effective teacher who provides inadequate instruction. The student must also be made aware of the CQP during the teacher's training.