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National Council on Teacher Quality, 2020
All but four states in the nation now permit teachers to come into the profession through an "alternate route," compared to only a few 30 years ago. Alternate routes into the classroom have grown so acceptable that about one in five teachers now enters the profession through one of these programs, which offer some real benefits to the…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, State Standards, Admission Criteria, Teacher Competency Testing
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Harrell, Pamela Esprivalo; Eddy, Colleen McLean – Education Research and Perspectives, 2011
This study examined mathematics teacher content knowledge in terms of policy maker recommendations, college coursework and teacher certification mathematics test scores. Transcript analysis indicated poor alignment of national policy maker recommendations for mathematics teachers and college degrees in mathematics. Teacher certification test…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teacher Certification
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Lewis, Sandra; McKenzie, Amy R. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2009
Teachers of students with visual impairments and paraeducators who work with students with visual impairments were surveyed to determine if previous research related to the competencies needed by teachers who supervise paraeducators applied to this subset of special educators. Both groups confirmed the importance of the competencies, but…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Competency Testing
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Autry, Mary Murray; Lee, Joohi; Fox, Jill – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2009
One hundred forty-nine teacher candidates participated in a yearlong study to investigate what a well-prepared early childhood teacher candidate knows about teaching and learning. This study provides findings on assessments used to determine candidates' knowledge of pedagogy at program entry and exit. The general question this study explored was:…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Classroom Environment, Preservice Teachers, Pretests Posttests
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Wasburn-Moses, Leah – Action in Teacher Education, 2008
The Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 require that students with disabilities be included in statewide assessments and general education accountability systems, thereby placing increased demands on special education teachers. At issue is how new teachers are prepared to respond to…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Educational Change, Special Education Teachers, Accountability
Wingenbach, Gary J.; White, Judith McIntosh; Degenhart, Shannon; Pannkuk, Tim; Kujawski, Jenna – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2007
Self-efficacy beliefs are defined as context-specific assessments of one's competence to perform specific tasks, influence one's efforts, persistence, and resilience to succeed in a given task. Such beliefs are important determinants when considering agricultural science teachers' subject matter knowledge, teaching comfort levels, and their…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Self Efficacy, Agricultural Education