Testing Teacher Candidates:

The Role of Licensure Tests in Improving Teacher Quality

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Publication Year:2001

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Karen J. Mitchell, David Z. Robinson, Barbara S. Plake, and Kaeli T. Knowles, Editors, Committee on Assessment and Teacher Quality, Center for Education, Board on Testing and Assessment, National Research Council
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Americans have adopted a reform agenda for their schools that calls for excellence in teaching and learning. School officials across the nation are hard at work targeting instruction at high levels for all students. Gaps remain, however, between the nation ...
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Front Matter	i-xii
Executive Summary	1-10	(skim)
1. Introduction	11-18	(skim)
2. Defining Teacher Quality	19-33	(skim)
3. Testing and Licensing Beginning Teachers	34-69	(skim)
4. Developing an Evaluation Framework for Teacher Licensure Tests	70-82	(skim)
5. Evaluating Current Tests	83-114	(skim)
6. Using Licensure Tests to Improve Teacher Quality and Supply	115-135	(skim)
7. Using Licensure Tests for Accountability	136-146	(skim)
8. Improving Teacher Licensure Testing	147-162	(skim)
9. Conclusions and Recommendations	163-172	(skim)
References	173-184	(skim)
Appendix A: Public Law 105-244 105th Congress	185-203	(skim)
Appendix B: Teaching Standards of the Interstate New Teacher Assessment	204-219	(skim)
Appendix C: Educational Testing Service (ETS) and National Evaluation Systems (NES) Teacher Licensure Tests	220-262	(skim)
Appendix D: Teacher Requirement in Six States	263-286	(skim)
Appendix E: An Economic Model of Supply and Demand for Teachers	287-297	(skim)
Appendix F: Alternative Assessment Case Studies	298-330	(skim)
Appendix G: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members	331-334	(skim)
Index	335-348	(skim)
Background Papers Provided to the Committee	349-350	(skim)
Test 1: Pre-Professional Skills Test - Reading Test	351-370	(skim)
Test 2: Principles of Learning and Teaching Test: K-6	371-392	(skim)
Test 3: Middle School: English/Language Arts Test	393-414	(skim)
Test 4: High School Mathematics Proofs, Models, and Problems, Part 1 Test	415-436	(skim)
Test 5: Biology: Content Knowledge, Part 1 and 2 Tests	437-460	(skim)

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Americans have adopted a reform agenda for their schools that calls for excellence in teaching and learning. School officials across the nation are hard at work targeting instruction at high levels for all students. Gaps remain, however, between the nation s educational aspirations and student achievement. To address these gaps, policy makers have recently focused on the qualifications of teachers and the preparation of teacher candidates.

This book examines the appropriateness and technical quality of teacher licensure tests currently in use, evaluates the merits of using licensure test results to hold states and institutions of higher education accountable for the quality of teacher preparation and licensure, and suggests alternatives for developing and assessing beginning teacher competence.

Teaching is a complex activity. Definitions of quality teaching have changed and will continue to change over time as society s values change. This book provides policy makers, teacher testers, and teacher educators with advice on how to use current tests to assess teacher candidates and evaluate teacher preparation, ensuring that America s youth are being taught by the most qualified candidates.

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"The committee gives complete and informative answers, draws conclusions, and identifies possible alternatives to current practices. ... The appendixes and the tables within are very thorough, helpful, and easy to understand."
-- NSTA Recommends, 2002

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The Role of Licensure Tests in Improving Teacher Quality

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