Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
Source
| Journal of Agricultural… | 1 |
Author
| Bowman, Harry L. | 4 |
| Petry, John R. | 3 |
| Butler, E. Dean | 1 |
| Field, William E. | 1 |
| French, Brian F. | 1 |
| Hoover, William Brian | 1 |
| Ray, John R. | 1 |
| Tormoehlen, Roger L. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 6 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 6 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
Education Level
| High Schools | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
| Researchers | 1 |
Location
| Tennessee | 8 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Comprehensive Education… | 3 |
Assessments and Surveys
| National Teacher Examinations | 4 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkHoover, William Brian; French, Brian F.; Field, William E.; Tormoehlen, Roger L. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2012
Minimum passing scores for the Gearing Up for Safety: Production Agriculture Safety Training for Youth curriculum (Gearing Up for Safety) were set in 2006 with widely used and established procedures by efforts of subject matter experts (French, Breidenbach et al., 2007; French, Field, and Tormoehlen, 2006, 2007). While providing a research-based…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Safety, Safety Education, Agricultural Production
Download full textPetry, John R. – 1984
This paper is a report of a study designed to develop recommendations on minimum qualifying scores for National Teacher Examinations (NTE) that are valid for certification and endorsement in Tennessee. The functions performed in the review of the NTE Core Battery and Specialty Area tests were conceptualized as panel activities. The number of…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Elementary Secondary Education, Occupational Tests, Standard Setting (Scoring)
Bowman, Harry L.; And Others – 1991
Several tests from the Educational Testing Service (ETS) have been used or are candidates for use by the Tennessee State Department of Education as initial licensure endorsement area tests. Memphis State University conducted a study in 1991 to recommend minimum qualifying scores for endorsement area applicants who would take the applicable tests.…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Cutting Scores, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Petry, John R.; And Others – 1992
Several tests available from the Educational Testing Service (Princeton, New Jersey) have been used or are candidates for use by the Tennessee State Department of Education as initial public school personnel licensure endorsement area tests. The first of the two reports contained in this document (i.e., the Executive Report) describes a study of…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Qualifications, Instructional Leadership
Butler, E. Dean – 1988
The process of development of tests for teacher certification in Tennessee is described. In response to the Tennessee Comprehensive Education Reform Act of 1984 requiring the use of tests for individuals seeking initial teacher licensure, the Department of Education identified 12 areas of teacher endorsement for which no currently validated and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Content Analysis, Higher Education, Item Banks
Bowman, Harry L.; And Others – 1989
A study conducted for the Tennessee State Department of Education by Memphis State University addressed two objectives with respect to the Professional School Service Personnel endorsements for initial licensure for non-teaching professional personnel: to determine the validity of the National Teacher Examination (NTE) Core Battery tests for…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Data Collection, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education
Bowman, Harry L.; Petry, John R. – 1988
In 1988 a study was conducted to determine the validity of candidate teacher licensure examinations for use in Tennessee under the 1984 Comprehensive Education Reform Act. The Department of Education conducted a study to determine the validity of 11 previously unvalidated or extensively revised tests for certification and to make recommendations…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College Faculty, Content Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
Ray, John R.; Bowman, Harry L. – 1988
The licensure of public school personnel in Tennessee is a function of the State Department of Education (SDE). Additional requirements for this certification function were added by the Comprehensive Education Reform Act (Senate Bill Number 1) of the 1984 Tennessee General Assembly. The Act mandated that the SDE use tests to assess the competence…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Communication Skills, Higher Education, Item Banks
