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Direct linkZeidan, Quira; Loertscher, Jennifer; Wolfson, Adele J.; Tansey, John T.; Offerdahl, Erika G.; Kennelly, Peter J.; Dries, Daniel R.; Moore, Victoria Del Gaizo; Dean, Diane M.; Carastro, L. Michael; Villafañe, Sachel M.; Tyler, Ludmila – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2021
With support from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), a community of biochemistry and molecular biology (BMB) scientist-educators has developed and administered an assessment instrument designed to evaluate student competence across four core concept and skill areas fundamental to BMB. The four areas encompass…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Scoring, Minimum Competency Testing
Download full textChang, Lei; And Others – 1994
The present study examines the influence of judges' item-related knowledge on setting standards for competency tests. Seventeen judges from different professions took a 122-item teacher-certification test in economics while setting competency standards for the test using the Angoff procedure. Judges tended to set higher standards for items they…
Descriptors: Economics, Evaluators, Experience, Interrater Reliability
Renfrow, Donata D.; Kromrey, Jeffrey D. – 1990
After a brief review of recent research concerning teacher testing, this paper presents concrete examples of multiple-choice test items that assess more than teachers' minimal, basic knowledge. Specifically, multiple-choice test items used for the assessment of pedagogical content knowledge (C-P items) are contrasted with items used for the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Definitions, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1984
The Florida Teacher Certification Examination (FTCE) is based upon selected competencies that have been identified as minimal entry-level skills for prospective teachers. A description is given of the four subtests which make up the FTCE: (1) writing--essay on general topics; (2) reading--multiple choice "cloze" procedure on general…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Measurement Techniques, Minimum Competency Testing
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1983
The Florida Teacher Certification Examination (FTCE) is based upon selected competencies that have been identified as minimal entry-level skills for prospective teachers. A description is given of the four subtests which make up the FTCE: (1) writing--essay on general topics; (2) reading--multiple choice "cloze" procedure on general…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Measurement Techniques, Minimum Competency Testing
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
