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Landis, Dan; And Others – Educational Television, 1971
The authors describe a project which explores the potential of video tape presentations as a substitute for the standard paper-and-pencil test format in the hope that the "videotape presentation might open new prospects for truly 'equalizing' testing." (Authors/AK)
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Teacher Selection, Testing, Testing Programs
Download full textWeitman, Catheryn J. – 1985
The current popularity of teacher testing allows for content, criterion, and construct validity to be assessed, as pertaining to achievement levels on basic knowledge examinations. Teacher competency is a complex issue that is inaccurately confused with or identified as measures derived from academic testing. The problems in addressing the…
Descriptors: Minimum Competency Testing, National Competency Tests, Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Selection
Boyles, Norman L.; Engel, Ross A. – Executive Educator, 1986
Provides eight screening practices to consider when hiring new teachers. Includes suggestions on how to conduct interviews. (MD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Scores, Screening Tests, Teacher Qualifications
Peer reviewedMedley, Donald M.; Quirk, Thomas J. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1974
Descriptors: Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Culture Fair Tests, Item Analysis
Hufker, Rosemary – 1981
Characteristics of the National Teacher Examinations (NTE) of 10 years hence are projected. The NTE-recommended guidelines for the examination are that: the test be used for selection and certification of teachers; it will be suitable for group testing; a single map will be used for the professional component to measure teacher effectiveness; map…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Occupational Tests, Teacher Certification
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1984
The report reviews competency tests designed to evaluate inservice and prospective teachers. The most frequently used instrument is the National Teacher Examination (NTE). It is designed to measure academic preparation in four domains: communication skills, general education, professional education, and subject field specialization, and should be…
Descriptors: Competence, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Occupational Tests
Petry, 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)
Masonis, Edward J.; Wexler, Norman
Three teacher selection procedures used by a large urban school district were investigated. The relationships of certain biographical data to scores on the National Teacher Examination (NTE), an interview rating, and an experimental Experience Profile Questionnaire were examined. The final selection of teachers for the district was based on a…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Interviews, Minority Groups
Goertz, Margaret E.; Pitcher, Barbara – 1985
This study was designed to investigate the impact of the National Teacher Examination (NTE) Core Battery and Specialty Area tests on the selection of teachers. The areas examined were how states use the NTE Programs Tests; distribution of test takers and test scores by racial/ethnic group; impact of qualifying scores on passing rates of these…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Minimum Competency Testing, Minority Groups, State Licensing Boards
BENSON, ARTHUR L. – 1964
FUNCTIONS OF PROFESSIONALLY PREPARED, OBJECTIVE, STANDARDIZED TESTS FOR TEACHERS AND PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS, FOR NATIONWIDE USE, ARE DESCRIBED. THESE ARE (1) ADVANCING THE PRESERVICE PREPARATION OF TEACHERS BY DEMONSTRATING SIGNIFICANT TEST-SCORE DIFFERENCES AMONG STUDENTS FROM VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS, (2) IMPROVING CERTIFICATION OR LICENSING POLICIES…
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Learning, Motivation, Preservice Teacher Education
Stough, Ken – 1990
The National Teacher Examination (NTE) was given to a sample of 64 new trades and industrial (T&I) teachers attending 6-week workshops in Maryland during three summers. Each summer 18 to 25 teachers took the three tests in the Core Battery of the NTE, as well as a selection of other tests. The project sought to determine the pass-fail ratio of…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Higher Education, Predictive Validity, Scores
Willens, Howard P.; And Others – 1975
At issue in this case is the validity of specified uses by North Carolina of the National Teacher Examinations (NTE), a standardized testing program produced and administered by Educational Testing Service. This brief amicus curiae is designed to assist the Court in distinguishing among the valid and inappropriate uses of the NTE and the different…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Cutting Scores, Racial Discrimination, Standardized Tests
Webster, William J. – 1984
In 1977, the Dallas, Texas Independent School District modified its teacher selection criteria. In addition to the previously used evaluation criteria involving transcripts, references and evaluations, three new measures were employed: (1) a test of verbal and quantitative ability, the Wesman Personnel Classification Test (WPCT), which was later…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Essay Tests
Shields, James J., Jr.; Daniele, Richard – 1982
This essay provides a policy analysis and literature review of selected issues in teacher quality and selection. The first section discusses developments in: (1) teacher quality; (2) quality and selection of minority group teachers; (3) the validity of the National Teacher Examination (NTE); (4) state certification; (5) local eligibility…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educational Research
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1982
The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Task Force on Higher Education and the Schools calls for states "to consider the feasibility of developing a regional assessment of teacher selection techniques" (SREB, 1981). This recommendation reflects concerns about the need for: (1) more states to develop new teacher certification tests,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Beginning Teachers, Comparative Analysis
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