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Greenberg, Julie; Walsh, Kate – National Council on Teacher Quality, 2012
This report provides information on the preparation provided to teacher candidates from teacher training programs so that they can fully use assessment data to improve classroom instruction. It follows a similar shorter report the authors released in March 2012. In this newest report, the authors have significantly expanded their initial sampling…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Effectiveness, Literature Reviews
Office of Postsecondary Education, US Department of Education, 2010
This seventh report on the quality of America's teacher preparation programs and novice teachers presents data reported to the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) in October 2007 by all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the outlying areas, which include American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Certification, Beginning Teachers, Educational Policy
Gitomer, 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
Preece, Peter F. W.; Postlethwaite, Keith C.; Skinner, Nigel C.; Simpson, Keith A. – International Journal of Science Education, 2004
In an investigation of the learning of science content knowledge in a postgraduate preservice education course, it was found that the 'failure of further learning' effect can be overcome, at least in part, in well-designed courses. Nevertheless the persistence of certain misconceptions among some students did indicate the partial salience of the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Misconceptions, Education Courses, Science Teachers
Walsh, Kate; Jacobs, Sandi – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2007
While nearly all states now have something on their books labeled "alternate route to certification," these programs defy standard definition due to their enormous variability. States differ in the types of candidates allowed to apply (e.g., career changers or recent college graduates) and in the academic backgrounds these individuals must…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Schools of Education, Career Change, Alternative Teacher Certification
Cramer, Kevin – US Department of Education, 2004
The purpose of this paper is to examine how well-prepared vocational educators are to teach courses and programs that reflect the emphasis on academic skills in the Perkins III legislation. The paper examines the academic skills and pedagogical knowledge of elementary, secondary and secondary vocational candidates to assess how well-prepared…
Descriptors: Vocational Education Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers