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Direct linkCheng, Liying; Klinger, Don A.; Zheng, Ying – Language Testing, 2007
Results from the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) indicate that English as a Second Language (ESL) and English Literacy Development (ELD) students have comparatively low success and high deferral rates. This study examined the 2002 and 2003 OSSLT test performances of ESL/ELD and non-ESL/ELD students in order to identify and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Skills, Writing Skills, Literacy
Download full textGalambos, Eva C. – 1984
An overview is presented of the current status of competency testing for teacher certification. The question of the effect of certification tests on the quality of hired teachers is briefly discussed. Statistics are presented on types of tests used by various states, with particular attention to differences in the cut-off scores for passage of a…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Minority Groups
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1981
This bulletin describes the technical adequacy of the Florida Teacher Certification Examination and includes discussions on establishing test reliability, test validity, passing scores, and protecting the test from cultural or ethnic bias. Chapter I describes the development of the examination: (1) development, identification, and validation of…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Grading, Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing
Dunn, Judy; And Others – Research Roundup, 1987
A one-page introduction is followed by summaries of articles and documents on teacher competency testing. George F. Madaus argues that, although tests serve some useful functions, treating them as a major mechanism for reforming education is questionable. Peter A. Garcia examines the negative impact of testing on minority teachers and minorities…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Practices
Haertel, Edward H.; Herman, Joan L. – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2005
In this article, the authors describe various rationales for accountability testing programs over the past century. This history forms the backdrop for current test-driven reforms, including Public Law 107-110, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), which was signed into law in January 2002. The goals of the authors are first, to illustrate…
Descriptors: Test Use, Testing Programs, Federal Legislation, Testing
