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ERIC Number: EJ585661
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
What the Tests Tell Us about New Teachers.
Latham, Andrew S.; Gitomer, Drew; Ziomek, Robert
Educational Leadership, v56 n8 p23-26 May 1999
A study examined ACT and SAT scores of candidates taking a test from the Educational Testing Service's Praxis II series for teachers in 1995-1997. People who pass teacher-licensure tests have academic skills comparable to those of the overall population of SAT takers. Whites have higher pass rates than do minorities. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Beginning Teachers, Demography, Education Majors, Elementary Secondary Education, Minority Groups, Teacher Competency Testing, Teacher Qualifications
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: American College Testing Program; Educational Testing Service