Assessed the efficacy of cognitive and demographic variables for predicting academic achievement in regional colleges and universities. Identified six areas as outcomes of general education: communication, problem solving, clarification of values, functioning from within social institutions, using science and technology, and using project…

The sparsity of significant positive relationships between the National Teacher Examination (NTE) scores and teaching performance ratings, when coupled with the presence of a few significant negative relationships, tends to undermine confidence in the relationship of NTE scores to teaching performance ratings. (Author/IRT)

This presentation is a review of the literature on the assessment of standardized test scores in black colleges. Divergent points of view exist relative to the misuse and use of standardized test scores for the sole purpose of admission of black students. Some misuses of the American College Test (ACT) and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) are noted,…

Scores on the National Teacher Examinations subtest in professional education for secondary education majors were correlated with grades in courses in educational psychology, secondary methods, and test and measurement. Findings revealed that sex was a factor in the strength of the relationships; combining subgroups resulted in stronger…

This study attempted to determine the appropriateness of the National Teacher Examination (NTE) for certifying competency of applicants for teaching credentials. One conclusion is that the NTE is a valid instrument but that grade point averages need to be considered as well. (SM)

A study was designed to determine how well selected academic variables predict student performance on the Communication Skills and General Knowledge portions of the National Teachers Examinations (NTE). A strong association was found between the independent variables, Scholastic Aptitude Test-Verbal scores, and required freshman English grade…

Investigated differences in robustness of two independent variables for predicting National Teacher Examinations (NTE) scores and grade point averages (GPAs) for college seniors and recent graduates (n=1,441). By every method of analysis, data clearly indicated superiority of College Basic Academic Subjects Examination over American College…

A discussion is presented of the component in the Educator Improvement Act (mandated by the state of South Carolina) which provides an evaluation procedure for prospective teachers beginning in the freshman year in college and ending during the first year of teaching. A description of the basic skills Educational Entrance Examination includes…

Reports on the effort by the National Teacher Examination to set standards in the field of speech communication. Describes the way in which the examination is put together and discusses some of the strengths and weaknesses of such a method. (KEH)

A study of 84 North Carolina agricultural education graduates found that performance on the communication skills and general knowledge portions of the National Teacher Examinations (NTE) and in an educational psychology course are good predictors of success on the professional knowledge portion of the NTE. (SK)

A study examined the relationship of independent variables to scores on the National Teacher Examinations Test of Professional Knowledge (TPK) to determine the best combination of predictor variables to account for variance on the TPK. Data were elicited from 202 undergraduate students at Furman University who had already taken the TPK and were…

Questions have been raised about what criteria to use in selecting, training, and hiring teachers, and when those measures should be taken--at the time of entrance to teacher preparation programs or at the end of training and at the time of certification. Another question concerns the demonstrated teaching competency of the teachers selected and…

To investigate the concurrent validity of the National Teacher Examinations, test scores of over 31,000 candidates were correlated with self-reported Grade Point Averages (GPA's). The overall correlation between the Weighted Common Examination Total (WCET) and GPA was .37. Validity indices for the Area Examinations ranged from .08 to .50 with a…

Describes an educational improvement program undertaken by the College of Education at this predominantly Black university, in response to state legislation requiring that new applicants for teacher certification pass a competency test. (GC)