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ERIC Number: EJ380327
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Poor Test Scores Bar Many Minority Students from Teacher Training.
Fields, Cheryl M.
Chronicle of Higher Education, v35 n10 pA1,32 Nov 2 1988
A study of test results of would-be teachers in 19 states documented the failure of nearly 38,000 members of minority groups. Critics say testing requirements are limiting the racial and cultural makeup of the nation's teaching force at a time of growing ethnic and racial diversity in public schools. (MLW)
Descriptors: Blacks, Certification, College Students, Court Litigation, Higher Education, Hispanic Americans, Minority Groups, Preservice Teacher Education, Scores, Standardized Tests, Teacher Education Programs, Test Results
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Alabama; Diversity (Groups); Educational Testing Service; Georgia; Laredo State University TX; National Teacher Examinations; Pre Professional Skills Test