Testing Teacher Candidates: The Role of Licensure Tests in Improving Teacher Quality

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Table of Contents
Front Matter R1-R12
Executive Summary 1-10
1. Introduction 11-18
2. Defining Teacher Quality 19-33
3. Testing and Licensing Beginning Teachers 34-69
4. Developing an Evaluation Framework for Teacher Licensure Tests 70-82
5. Evaluating Current Tests 83-114
6. Using Licensure Tests to Improve Teacher Quality and Supply 115-135
7. Using Licensure Tests for Accountability 136-146
8. Improving Teacher Licensure Testing 147-162
9. Conclusions and Recommendations 163-172
References 173-184
Appendix A: Public Law 105-244 105th Congress 185-203
Appendix B: Teaching Standards of the Interstate New Teacher Assessment 204-219
Appendix C: Educational Testing Service (ETS) and National Evaluation Systems (NES) Teacher Licensure Tests 220-262
Appendix D: Teacher Requirement in Six States 263-286
Appendix E: An Economic Model of Supply and Demand for Teachers 287-297
Appendix F: Alternative Assessment Case Studies 298-330
Appendix G: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members 331-334
Index 335-348
Background Papers Provided to the Committee 349-350
Test 1: Pre-Professional Skills Test - Reading Test 351-370
Test 2: Principles of Learning and Teaching Test: K-6 371-392
Test 3: Middle School: English/Language Arts Test 393-414
Test 4: High School Mathematics Proofs, Models, and Problems, Part 1 Test 415-436
Test 5: Biology: Content Knowledge, Part 1 and 2 Tests 437-460

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		APPENDIXES
		A: Public Law 105–244 105th Congress		187
		B: Teaching Standards of the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC), National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), and National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)		204
		C: Educational Testing Service (ETS) and National Evaluation Systems (NES) Teacher Licensure Tests		220
		D: Teacher Requirements in Six States		263
		E: An Economic Model of Supply and Demand for Teachers		287
		F: Alternative Assessment Case Studies		298
		G: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members		331
		INDEX		335
		BACKGROUND PAPERS PROVIDED TO THE COMMITTEE*
		Test 1: Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST) Reading Test		351
		Test 2: Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) Test: K-6		371
		Test 3: Middle School: English/Language Arts Test		393
		Test 4: High School Mathematics Proofs, Models, and Problems, Part 1 Test		415
		Test 5: Biology: Content Knowledge, Part 1 and 2 Tests		437

*	These background papers are not printed in this volume but are available online. Go to http://www.nap.edu and search for Testing Teacher Candidates.

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