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Download full textWilson, Ann Jarvella – 1985
The National Teacher Examinations (NTE), were first administered in 1940. Teacher examinations had existed in the United States since colonial New England. During the late 1920's, intelligence tests became popular; teaching aptitude, subject matter competence, and knowledge of testing were also measured. In 1931, a cooperative program of the…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Peer reviewedRudner, Lawrence M.; Eissenberg, Thomas E. – Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, 1990
Standard-setting practices in states using the National Teachers Examination (NTE) were examined. Passing score-setting procedures, recommended study scores, passing scores established by the states, and the implications of the passing scores were studied. States have typically adopted standards lower than cut scores recommended by advisory…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Higher Education, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Minimum Competency Testing
