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Ayers, Jerry B.; And Others – 1989
During 1987-87 through 1988-89, longitudinal follow-up studies were conducted of the graduates of the teacher education programs at Tennessee Technological University. The sample consisted of 60 first-year teachers who had completed their bachelor's degrees. During 1986-87 the Classroom Observation Keyed for Effectiveness Research was utilized as…
Descriptors: Authoritarianism, Beginning Teachers, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys
Download full textWiley, Patricia Davis; Boser, Judith A. – 1987
A study involving two groups of graduate teacher-education students was undertaken to compare the effectiveness of traditional post-baccalaureate teacher training with that of a funded, innovative, selective program for liberal arts graduates known as the Lyndhurst Program. The performance of these two groups of subjects on the Pre-Professional…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Reading Tests
Ayers, Jerry B. – 1989
The relationships among scores on the National Teacher Examinations (NTE) and the Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST) and scores achieved on objectively scored observation instruments were studied in 100 graduates of teacher preparation programs at Tennessee Technological University (Cookeville). Of these, 62 had completed the NTE and 27 had taken…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Observation Techniques, College Entrance Examinations, College Graduates
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
Peer reviewedHicken, Samuel – Urban Review, 1992
Studies effectiveness of the Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST) in predicting subsequent grades for 9,064 Arizona applicants to teacher education programs in 1985 to 1989 and 100 students with subsequent performance data. The PPST has blocked minority students from teacher preparation programs, although correlations between score and performance…
Descriptors: College Students, Correlation, Education Majors, Grades (Scholastic)
Fletcher, Richard K., Jr.; And Others – 1989
The Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST) has been given to all students as an entry requirement into teacher education programs at Tennessee Technological University (Cookeville) since 1983. All students at the University are also required to take the American College Test (ACT). One of the questions in this study related to whether the same or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, College Graduates
