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Peer reviewedJewell, Larry R. – Journal of Vocational and Technical Education, 1989
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…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communication Skills, Grade Point Average, Higher Education
Peer reviewedJewell, Larry R. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 1990
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)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agricultural Education, Communication Skills, Grade Point Average
Peer reviewedMurnane, Richard J.; And Others – Harvard Educational Review, 1989
The career paths of a sample of 5,100 White North Carolina teachers were analyzed using hazards modeling. Subject specialties, lower salaries, and National Teacher Examination scores were important predictors of secondary teacher turnover. Elementary school teachers were less likely to leave overall and more likely to return to teaching. (SK)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Elementary School Teachers, Labor Economics, Predictor Variables
Tarver, Linda K.; Carr, Dan B. – 1983
Using a statewide sample of Louisiana's prospective teachers' results on the National Teacher Examinations (NTE) (N=5,642), the investigation probed the relationships between NTE composite scores, Weighted Common Examination Total (WCET) scores, and WCET subscores with selected predictor variables (overall grade point average (GPA); GPA in…
Descriptors: Competence, Education Majors, Grade Point Average, Higher Education
Tarver, Linda K.; Carr, Dan B. – 1981
Using a statewide sample of prospective teachers' results on the National Teacher Examinations (NTE), the investigation probed relationships between NTE Composite Scores, Weighted Common Examination Total (WCET) scores, and WCET subscores with selected predictor variables, specifically, American College Testing (ACT) Composite and Area Scores.…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
Sibert, Paula C. – 1989
The relationships among test scores from the American College Testing program test (ACT), the Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST), the American College Testing College Outcomes Measures Project test (ACT COMP), the National Teacher Examinations (NTE), final grade point average (GPA) in the major field of study, and overall GPA were studied in 615…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College Entrance Examinations, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis
Download full textPratt, Linda K.; And Others – 1987
The National Teachers Examination (NTE) core battery tests are designed to be an objective measure of academic achievement for students entering teacher education programs (Parts I and II) and for seniors completing such programs (Part III). Passing these tests at specified levels is a requirement in North Carolina. While the cut-off scores for…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Students, Certification, High Risk Students
Peer reviewedSchurr, K. Terry; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1989
Relationships among National Teacher Examinations (NTE) Communication Skills and General Knowledge test scores, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator characteristics, self-reported academic problems, and 14 skill self-ratings were examined for 161 college teaching majors. After several other variables were controlled, personality variables accounted for a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communication Skills, Education Majors, Grade Point Average
Benton, Sidney E.; Jerrolds, Bob W. – 1983
Eighty-three students enrolled in five graduate sections of educational research taught by the same instructor were administered a reading attitude scale and an educational research attitude scale. Under-graduate grade point averages (GPAs), entering graduate GPAs, and composite National Teacher Examination (NTE) scores were also obtained for the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Measures, Education Majors, Educational Research
Peer reviewedMurnane, Richard J.; Schwinden, Michael – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1989
Demographic changes in college graduates who received teaching certificates between 1975 and 1985 are assessed. The effects of demographic characteristics, subject specialties, and scores on National Teacher Examinations on certificants becoming teachers in North Carolina are examined. Results highlight the need for more Black college students to…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Demography, Educational Trends, Elementary School Teachers
