Initial Teacher Licensure Testing in Tennessee [microform] : Test Validation / Harry L. Bowman and John R. Petry
- Bib ID:
- 5503385
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Bowman, Harry L
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED306287
Broken link? let us search Trove , the Wayback Machine , or Google for you.
- Description:
-
- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1988
- 19 p.
- Summary:
-
In 1988 a study was conducted to determine the validity of candidate teacher licensure examinations for use in Tennessee under the 1984 Comprehensive Education Reform Act. The Department of Education conducted a study to determine the validity of 11 previously unvalidated or extensively revised tests for certification and to make recommendations about the minimum qualifying scores for any of these tests found valid. Some of the tests were National Teacher Examinations specialty area tests developed or revised since 1984--art education; music education; school guidance and counseling; school psychologist; and special education. An additional six tests, developed by a consortium of states in conjunction with the Educational Testing Service (ETS), were tested: earth/space science; health education; marketing and distributive education; psychology; teaching hearing impaired students; and teaching visually impaired students. A total of 270 personnel from higher education institutions and local school districts reviewed each test as follows: (1) content review by teacher educators; (2) job relevance review by local educators; and (3) knowledge estimation review by members of both groups for 11 of the tests not previously reviewed in Tennessee. Seventeen educational and lay representatives further served as a Standards Committee, using the information from the panels to make decisions on validity and minimum qualifying scores. The Committee recommended minimum qualifying scores for four tests, but did not recommend scores for eight tests lacking normative data. Minimum scores will be set when data are available. The Committee further recommended that the impact of the tests on special groups of examinees, such as minorities, be monitored carefully. Five appendices contain recommended qualifying scores and summaries of data. (SLD)
- Notes:
-
- ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association (17th, Louisville, KY, November 9-11, 1988).
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
-
- Beginning Teachers
- College Faculty
- Content Analysis
- Elementary Secondary Education
- Evaluation Methods
- Higher Education
- Knowledge Level
- Licensing Examinations (Professions)
- Minimum Competency Testing
- Public School Teachers
- Scores
- Scoring
- Standard Setting (Scoring)
- State Programs
- State Standards
- Teacher Certification
- Teacher Educators
- Test Validity
- Testing Programs
- Teacher Competency Testing
- Comprehensive Education Reform Act (Tennessee) National Teacher Examinations Tennessee
- Other authors/contributors:
- Petry, John R, author
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
-
In Copyright
You may copy under some circumstances, for example you may copy a portion for research or study. Order a copy through Copies Direct to the extent allowed under fair dealing. Contact us for further information about copying.
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1988
Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply. For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.
Request this item
Request this item to view in the Library’s reading room.
Feedback
Similar items
- Initial Teacher Licensure Testing in Tennessee [microform] : Legislative Requirements and Implementation / John R. Ray and Harry L. Bowman
- Validation of Selected Specialized Area Tests and Recommended Performance Standards for Initial Teacher Certification in Tennessee [microform] / Harry L. Bowman and Others
- Teacher Licensure Test Validation and Performance Standard Studies [microform] : A Two-State Comparison / Harry L. Bowman
- Do better students leave an exam early or late? / Phil Emerson
- Initial Teacher Licensure Testing in Tennessee [microform] : Test Development / E. Dean Butler