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Direct linkShuls, James V. – Educational Policy, 2018
State policy makers are constantly looking for ways to improve teacher quality. An oft tried method is to increase the rigor of licensure exams. This study utilizes state administrative data from Arkansas to determine whether raising the cut-scores on licensure exams would improve the quality of the teacher workforce. In addition, the study…
Descriptors: State Policy, Teacher Certification, Cutting Scores, Teacher Competencies
Kannan, Priya; Sgammato, Adrienne; Tannenbaum, Richard J. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2015
Establishing cut scores using the Angoff method requires panelists to evaluate every item on a test and make a probability judgment. This can be time-consuming when there are large numbers of items on the test. Previous research using resampling studies suggest that it is possible to recommend stable Angoff-based cut score estimates using a…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Test Items, Standard Setting (Scoring), Feasibility Studies
Morton, 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 textNweke, Winifred C.; Hall, Thomas R. – 1999
The purpose of this study was three-fold. The first purpose was the investigation of the criterion-related validity of the Georgia Teacher Certification Test (TCT) and the Praxis II tests that are used in the teacher certification process in Georgia. The second purpose was to compare decisions based on the two tests. Finally, the effects of using…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Competence, Concurrent Validity, Cutting Scores
Tannenbaum, Richard J. – 1994
A job analysis was conducted, focusing on the knowledge and abilities important for beginning French teachers. The results of the job analysis are to be used to define the content domain of the subject assessment in French for the Praxis series of professional assessments for beginning teachers. A domain of 212 knowledge statements and ability…
Descriptors: Administrators, Beginning Teachers, Cutting Scores, Educational Assessment
Reynolds, Anne; Rosenfeld, Michael – 1992
This report presents the results of a study in which one of the job analysis surveys for the Praxis Series: Professional Assessments for the Beginning Teacher was administered to teachers and teacher educators in California. The purpose of this special administration was to determine if the multidisciplinary content in the test form (Form 1 of…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Cutting Scores, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Tannenbaum, Richard J. – 1994
A job analysis was conducted of the knowledge and skills important for the competent performance of beginning business education teachers. The results of this job analysis will be used to define the content domain of the subject assessment in Business Education for the Praxis Series of professional assessments for beginning teachers. A domain of…
Descriptors: Administrators, Beginning Teachers, Business Education, Cutting Scores
Tannenbaum, Richard J. – 1994
A job analysis was conducted focusing on the knowledge important for beginning Earth and Space Science teachers. The results of the job analysis will be used to define the content domain of the subject assessment in Earth and Space Sciences for the Praxis series of professional assessments for beginning teachers. A domain of 292 knowledge…
Descriptors: Administrators, Beginning Teachers, Cutting Scores, Earth Science
Wesley, Scott; Rosenfeld, Michael – 1993
A job analysis was conducted to define the knowledge domain in which newly licensed (certified) mathematics teachers must be knowledgeable to perform competently. The results of the job analysis were to be used to develop test specifications for the Subject Assessment in Mathematics of the Praxis Series: Professional Assessments for Beginning…
Descriptors: Administrators, Beginning Teachers, College Faculty, Criteria
Wesley, Scott – 1993
A job analysis was conducted to define the knowledge domain in which newly licensed (certified) English teachers must be knowledgeable to perform competently. The results of the job analysis were to be used to develop test specifications for the Subject Assessment in English of the Praxis Series: Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers. A…
Descriptors: Administrators, Beginning Teachers, College Faculty, Criteria
