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Olivia L. Chi; Matthew A. Lenard – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2023
Improving teacher selection is an important strategy for strengthening the quality of the teacher workforce. As districts adopt commercial teacher screening tools, evidence is needed to understand these tools' predictive validity. We examine the relationship between Frontline Education's TeacherFit instrument and newly hired teachers' outcomes. We…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Teacher Selection, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Characteristics
Olivia L. Chi; Matthew A. Lenard – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2022
Improving teacher selection is an important strategy for strengthening the quality of the teacher workforce. As districts adopt commercial teacher screening tools, evidence is needed to understand these tools' predictive validity. We examine the relationship between Frontline Education's TeacherFit instrument and newly hired teachers' outcomes. We…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Teacher Selection, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Characteristics
Sturner, R. A.; And Others – 1986
The predictive validity of the Simultaneous Technique for Acuity and Readiness Testing (START), a developmental screening approach, was assessed with school performance as outcome criterion. The sample consisted of over 1,000 rural, preschool children between 54 and 66 months of age who were screened over 3 successive years. Follow-up achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade Repetition, Individual Development, Longitudinal Studies