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Peer reviewedDilworth, Mary E. – Journal of Negro Education, 1986
Explores the role that teacher competency testing has had in reducing the number of Black and Hispanic teachers, discusses related problems facing teacher training institutions and programs, and reviews proposed strategies for enabling historically Black institutions and others to better attract and prepare minorities for the teaching profession.…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Download full textFlippo, Rona F. – 1986
Teacher competency testing for the purpose of screening persons prior to state certification continues to be on the upswing in the United States. Many states have implemented paper-pencil tests, most of which were prepared by Educational Testing Service and National Evaluation Systems. Problem areas to consider when certification tests are used to…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing, National Competency Tests
Sandefur, J. T. – 1984
Legislative and/or state department of education mandates requiring some form of competency assessment of teachers are currently in force in 38 states. An additional seven states report planning activity, and only five states report no plans to test the competency of teachers. Descriptions are given of competency assessment activities in each…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Davis, Melvin, Ed.; And Others – 1984
The following papers are presented in this publication: (1) "The Technology of Teacher-Competency Testing" (Cordell Wynn); (2) "The Black Public School Teacher: Alabama's Endangered Species" (Charlena Bray); (3) "Early Identification and Preparation for Successful Entry into Teacher Education Programs" (M. Carolyn…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Admission Criteria, Black Teachers, Curriculum Development
Hardy, Roy A. – Spectrum, 1986
Describes (1) the rapid growth in the number of states requiring teacher competency testing prior to certification and (2) variations in teacher testing for other purposes. Discusses the perceived need for teacher testing and outlines some consequences of the testing movement. Widespread testing of school administrators may be next. (IW)
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrators, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
Garibaldi, Antoine M. – 1989
Because historically black institutions have provided the major share of non-white teachers to the nation's schools, this monograph was prepared to illuminate some of the proactive initiatives which have taken place in four of these black colleges' teacher education programs: (1) Bethune-Cookman College in Florida; (2) Norfolk State University in…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Black Colleges, Black Teachers, Case Studies
1984
Testimony was presented on various issues of restoring excellence to education. The following papers are included in this document: (1) "The Neglected Obligation of the Teaching Profession" (Richard Swain); (2) "Instructional Supervision for Excellence in Education" (Ben M. Harris); (3) "Competency Testing: Excellence…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Educational Resources
