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Kiany, Gholam-Reza; ShayesteFar, Parvaneh; Amoosi, Yasser – International Journal of Language Testing, 2017
Teacher evaluation and certification is a proper approach taken to assess teacher knowledge base and to guarantee that teacher candidates are qualified and have met particular teaching standards. To this end, teacher-education university (i.e., Farhangian University) of Iran recently adopted a teacher evaluation and certification policy,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Construction, English (Second Language), Language Teachers
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Sehlaoui, Abdelilah Salim; Shinge, Manjula – TESOL Journal, 2013
The purpose of this study was to examine whether licensed in-service teachers of English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) in K-12 schools are more knowledgeable in the area of applied linguistics than their nonlicensed counterparts, and whether the ESOL-licensed teachers who have taken courses toward their licensure are more knowledgeable in…
Descriptors: Teacher Certification, Teacher Effectiveness, Knowledge Level, Knowledge Base for Teaching
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Wilson, Mark; Hallam, P. J.; Pecheone, Raymond; Moss, Pamela A. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2014
This study examines one part of a validity argument for portfolio assessments of teaching practice used as an indicator of teaching quality to inform a licensure decision. We investigate the relationship among portfolio assessment scores, a test of teacher knowledge (ETS's Praxis I and II), and changes in student achievement (on…
Descriptors: Portfolio Assessment, Teaching Experience, Teacher Certification, Educational Quality
Alvarez, Roberto – Online Submission, 2008
The present study sought to examine the relationship between teacher quality and student achievement in public elementary schools in a community district school of the New York City. It has 23 elementary schools, more than 7,600 students and around 350 teachers. For this study, participants consist of a sample of 117 full-time teachers who were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Teacher Effectiveness, Measures (Individuals)
Paige, Rod – US Department of Education, 2002
Under the 1998 reauthorization of Title II of the Higher Education Act, the secretary of education is required to issue annual reports to Congress on the state of teacher quality nationwide. "Meeting the Highly Qualified Teachers Challenge" is the inaugural report on this important issue. The 1998 reauthorization also established a…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Federal Legislation, Teacher Certification
Geiger, William L. – 2002
This report discusses outcomes of a study designed to update information on jurisdictional requirements for the conventional licensure of special educators and to extend inquiry into areas of special education licensure. Interviews were conducted and responses were received from 51 directors of licensure in state departments of education and the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Certification, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education