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| Teacher Education and Practice | 4 |
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| Aksamit, Donna | 1 |
| Bernstein, Laura | 1 |
| Engelhardt, Jon M. | 1 |
| Gillis, M. K. | 1 |
| Heger, Herbert K. | 1 |
| Kluender, Mary | 1 |
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Peer reviewedAksamit, Donna; Kluender, Mary – Teacher Education and Practice, 1986
A national investigation of the impact of basic skills testing on teacher education students and program content and evaluation indicated that students who lack basic skills are being eliminated from programs, faculty are paying more attention to basic skills in their courses, and changes in support activities have occurred due to test results.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Education Majors, Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing
Peer reviewedBernstein, Laura – Teacher Education and Practice, 1991
Describes a University of Texas project for increasing the pool of future minority teachers. Academically knowledgeable secondary students who lacked skills for coping with minimum competency testing were given "The Effective Test Performance Study Guide" to help prepare for standardized testing. Results indicate the guide contributed to…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Access to Education, College Bound Students, Competency Based Teacher Education
Peer reviewedGillis, M. K. – Teacher Education and Practice, 1991
Examines the impact of Texas' student competency testing (done before admission to teacher education programs and teacher certification) on faculty ethnic composition. Statistics indicate only 5 percent of American teachers will be minorities in 2000. Recruitment and retention of minorities in teacher education and development of nondiscriminatory…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, College Students, Competency Based Teacher Education
Peer reviewedHeger, Herbert K.; Engelhardt, Jon M. – Teacher Education and Practice, 1991
Describes the development of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) tests which predict student success in mathematics on the Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP) and readiness for college mathematics. Institutions wishing to expand ethnic diversity in teacher education must help minority students prepare for tests like the TASP. (SM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Basic Skills, College Bound Students
