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Publication Date: 1987-Sep-1
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Testing To Improve the Quality of Our School Teachers.
Rudner, Lawrence M.
Capital Ideas, Sep 1 1988
This newsletter issue focuses on the subject of mandatory testing of prospective teachers prior to certification. The following questions are discussed: (1) What are the major types of teacher tests? (2) How prevalent are teacher tests? (3) What are the major teacher tests? (4) What problems do teacher testing programs address? (5) What are the potential drawbacks? (6) What are some of the arguments against teacher tests? (7) What legal precedents have been established? (8) What is involved in implementing a teacher testing program? (9) How is teacher testing viewed by various organizations and groups? and (10) Where is teacher testing headed in the near future? A summary of the states requiring testing is presented in a table. (JD)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Program Implementation, State Programs, State Surveys, Testing Programs
National Governors' Association, Hall of the States, Suite 250, 444 North Capitol St., Washington, DC 20001 ($3.00).
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Collected Works - Serials
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Governors' Association, Washington, DC. Center for Policy Research and Analysis.
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