ERIC Number: ED384675
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1992-Sep
Pages: 156
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Beginning Teacher Knowledge of Education in the Elementary School: A National Survey. The Praxis Series: Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers. EES Final Report.
Reynolds, Anne; And Others
The job analysis study described in this report was conducted to serve as one of the bases for documenting the content validity of the Praxis II: Subject Assessment in Elementary Education, one of a series of assessments for beginning teachers being developed by the Educational Testing Service. Two inventories of knowledge elementary school teachers need to teach the elementary school curriculum were constructed through an iterative process by a national group of teachers, teacher educators, and administrators. Form 1 covered content area and Form 2 detailed pedagogy specific to the areas most often taught. Each inventory was sent to 510 teachers, 255 teacher educators, and 52 state administrators across the country. A cutpoint was set to differentiate important and unimportant knowledge, and three types of analysis of survey responses were conducted. Without qualifications, 72% of the Form 1 knowledge statements and 82% of the Form 2 statements may be used to develop test specifications. Fifteen tables present survey results. Thirteen appendixes provide supplemental details about the survey including: demographic characteristics of respondents, means by job category, and knowledge statements rated less than 2.50 by relevant subgroups for Forms 1 and 2. (Contains 13 references.) (SLD)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ.
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Praxis Series
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