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Download full textSnow, Mary B. – 1996
The comprehensive review of Nevada's Competency Testing Program for Educational Personnel grew out of a study which followed a cohort of new teachers over 2 years to determine their test-taking experiences. Results suggested a need to investigate the program and its scope, implementation problems, and relation to other educational entities such as…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Program Evaluation
Ajayi, Olabisi M.; And Others – 1997
Teachers must have accurate, up-to-date knowledge about biodiversity in order to help prepare world citizens to cope with the problems of decreasing variability on our planet. The objectives of this study were to: (1) develop a reliable, valid test of teacher knowledge about biodiversity; (2) administer this test to K-12 teachers to determine…
Descriptors: Biodiversity, Ecology, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)
Ontario College of Teachers, Toronto. – 1999
This publication presents a response from the Ontario College of Teachers to the Canadian Minister of Education regarding the newly mandated teacher certification testing. It sets the stage for the provision of complete, accurate, and reliable advice, containing a summary of the extensive research conducted by the College and providing a wide…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Snow, Mary B. – 1995
This report is introduced by a history of the development and implementation of the Nevada Competency Testing Program for Educational Personnel. The study examined the test taking histories of persons entering the Nevada educational system to determine how well the competency testing program was accomplishing its purpose of ensuring that new…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Mitchell, Ruth; Barth, Patte – Thinking K-16, 1999
This publication examines research on the quality of teacher licensing examinations, explaining that state examinations do not necessarily guarantee that teachers have the breadth and depth of subject knowledge to teach all students to high standards. Researchers focused on English/language arts, mathematics, and science, analyzing actual exams…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Higher Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Geiger, William L. – 2002
This report discusses outcomes of a study designed to update information on jurisdictional requirements for the conventional licensure of special educators and to extend inquiry into areas of special education licensure. Interviews were conducted and responses were received from 51 directors of licensure in state departments of education and the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Certification, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
