Tests and teaching quality : interim report / Committee on Assessment and Teacher Quality, Board on Testing and Assessment, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Assessment and Teacher Quality.

Series:

Compass series (Washington, D.C.)

The compass series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teaching--United States--Examinations.

Teaching.

Teachers--Certification--United States.

Teachers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (50 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academy Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Improving the quality of teaching in elementary and secondary schools is now high on the nation's educational policy agenda. Policy makers at the state and federal levels have focused on initiatives designed to improve the abilities of teachers already in schools and increase the numbers of well-qualified teachers available to fill current and future vacancies. Tests and Teaching Quality is an interim report of a study investigating the technical, educational, and legal issues surrounding the use of tests for licensing teachers. This report focuses on existing tests and their use.

Contents:

Front Matter

Acknowledgments

Contents

Executive Summary

Introduction

Current Licensure Testing

The Development and Quality of Licensure Tests

Disparate Impact

Conclusions

Appendix Summary of Assessments Offered for Initial Teacher Certification and Licensure, by State: 1998

References

Bibliography

Biographical Sketches.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 29-35).

ISBN:

0-309-17215-2

0-309-51618-8

OCLC:

52862043