A Texas committee on educational reform held hearings in 1984 on the implementation of career ladder and teacher competency testing plans. These reforms were enacted by the legislature late that year. In the spring of 1984, 1985, and 1986, three surveys were undertaken to determine how teachers felt about these reforms as proposed and later…

Using a statewide sample of prospective teachers' results on the National Teacher Examinations (NTE), the investigation probed relationships between NTE Composite Scores, Weighted Common Examination Total (WCET) scores, and WCET subscores with selected predictor variables, specifically, American College Testing (ACT) Composite and Area Scores.…

This study investigated the perceptions and attitudes of practicing teachers towards minimum competency testing for teachers. A 5-point Likert-type general attitude scale was constructed by standard procedure, using item analysis and factor analysis. Eight perspectives from which a teacher may perceive teacher minimum competency testing were…

The public schools reform movement has led to a proliferation of minimum competency testing programs by states. At the 11th/12th grade level, the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS), mandated by Texas House Bill 72, is an exit exam, divided into two sections which measure minimum competencies in math and language skills.…