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Direct linkMorton, Karen K. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The highly qualified provision of the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act promoted licensure exams on a national level. The present study is an effort to explore the most commonly used Praxis licensure exams and their passing scores. Hypothesized was that passing scores are set at such a minimal level that they are ineffectual in identifying highly…
Descriptors: Licensing Examinations (Professions), Cutting Scores, Teacher Qualifications, Comparative Analysis
Download full textGitomer, Drew H.; Qi, Yi – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2010
This study concerns the "highly qualified teacher" provisions of the "Elementary and Secondary Education Act" ("ESEA," 2002), as reauthorized, and other policies at the federal, state and local levels, which have aimed to elevate the content knowledge of teachers. This examination of "Praxis II" score trends…
Descriptors: Test Use, Elementary Secondary Education, Academic Achievement, Mathematics Tests
Gitomer, Drew H. – Educational Testing Service, 2007
The past eight years have seen an unprecedented level of education policy activity focused on issues of teacher quality. Policies have been developed at federal, state, and institutional levels, and include increased institutional reporting of teacher candidates' test scores, the mandate for Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT) in the No Child Left…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Education Programs, Federal Legislation, Educational Testing
