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... Index A Ability-based teacher education at Alverno College, 322-330 abilities and learning outcomes for the baccalaureate degree, 322-324 abilities and learning outcomes in teacher education, 324 Alverno's program for education majors, 324-326 assessment as learning, 326-327 research and program evaluation, 327-330 Accountability and evaluation, 196-198 of higher education institutions for quality of teacher preparation, 8-9, 170-171 for holding states and higher education institutions, 138-145 Improving with teacher licensure tests, 136146 for programs that prepare teachers, 198-201 Accreditation of teacher education programs, 42-43 ACT, 132 Administration of teacher licensure tests, 77-78 Administrative provisions, under Public Law 105-244, 194-196 Admission requirements, for teacher education, state-specified, 43 335 Alaska' s initial teacher licensure system, 57-58, 269-272 post baccalaureate teacher preparation at the University of Alaska, 271-272 redesign of teacher education, 270-272 teacher education at Alaska' s private schools, 272 Alternative assessment strategies ability-based teacher education at Alverno College, 322-330 analysis of, 158-162 case studies, 298-330 Connecticut's teacher preparation and induction program, 308-315 Ohio's teacher induction program, 315-321 performance assessment of experienced teachers by the NBPTS, 298-308 Alternative preparation programs for teachers, 44 in Maryland's licensure system, 285-286 Alverno College, 149, 156-158 ability-based teacher education at, 322-330 assessment as learning, 326-327 outcomes for the baccalaureate degree, 322324 outcomes in teacher education, 324 program for education majors, 324-326 research and program evaluation, 327-330 Angoff. See Modified Angoff method
From page 336...
... Board of Education decision, 22 Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth-Child Data, 135 Buros Center for Testing, 16, 83-84 Bush, George W., 11 C California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST) , 57, 105-107 California's teacher licensure system, 276-282 direct internship programs, 280-282 initial licensure requirements in, 57, 59, 62 NES teacher licensure tests in, 249-250 preinternship program, 281-282 Title II state grant, 282 traditional teacher preparation programs, 277-279 university internship programs, 279-280 Candidate performance, NCATE standards, 216-217 CHEST.
From page 337...
... standards, according to NBPTS, 302-303 advancing student learning in the classroom, 302
From page 338...
... See Differences between minority and majority teacher candidates on licensing tests ETS. See Educational Testing Service teacher licensure tests ETS Standards for Quality and Fairness, 86 Evaluating teacher licensure tests, 6-8, 70-114, 167-170 and accountability, under Public Law 105244, 196-198 INDEX administration and scoring, 77-78 competencies to be assessed, 76 consistency, reliability, generalizability, and comparability, 79 costs and feasibility, 81 criteria for evaluating tests, 70-71 developing the assessment, 76-77 differences between minority and majority teacher candidates on, 99-109 evaluating the Praxis series tests, 86-95 evidence concerning validity, 71-75 examining disparate impact, 95, 97 field testing and exercise analysis, 77 long-term consequences of a licensure program, 81-82 meaning of disparities, 109-112 methodological issues in making comparisons, 97-98 policy options, 113 protection from corruptibility, 78 purpose of assessment, 75-76 score reporting and documentation, 79-80 selecting teacher licensure tests for review, 83-86 standard setting, 78-79 validation studies, 80-81 Evaluation framework, for teacher licensure tests, 75-82 Eventual passing rates, 97-98 Examination for the Certification of Educators in Texas (ExCET)
From page 339...
... See Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium Interstate Contract, 46 Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) , 4, 13, 16, 19-20,23-32,43,53,69, 153,204214 active inquiry, teachers as fostering, 210211 adapting instruction to learner diversity, teachers as, 206-207 core standards, 205-214
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... , 51 License to Teach, A, 122 Licensing requirements, teaching compared with other professions, 38-41 Licensure tests for beginning teachers, 32, 3469, 288-293 appropriateness, of current tests measuring beginning teacher competence, 2-8, 164-170 currently used licensure tests, 47-55 designing, 3-4, 165-166 evaluating, 6-8, 167-170 initial licensure requirements in selected states, 56-62 making decisions about candidates based on, 4-5, 56, 166-167 professional licensing, 35-37 setting passing scores, 62-68 teacher licensure, 37-47 test results supporting decisions about candidates, 55-62 INDEX Long-range initiatives, supporting student learning in EA/ELA, according to NBPTS, 303 Long-term consequences, of a teacher licensure test program, 81-82 M Managers of student learning, teachers as, 28-29 according to NBPTS, 29, 218-219, 300-301 according to NCATE, 29 Maryland's licensure system, 282-286 alternative certification program, 285-286 initial licensure requirements in, 57, 59-60, 62 Title II state grant, 286 traditional undergraduate teacher preparation programs, 284-285 Massachusetts Educator Certification Test (MECT) , 54 Massachusetts licensure system, NES teacher licensure tests in, 253-254 Mathematics: Proofs, Models, and Problems, Part 1 test, evaluating, 84, 93-95, 101 Measuring beginning teacher competence, 2-8, 164-170 defining competent beginning teaching, 2-3, 164 designing licensure tests, 3-4, 165-166 evaluating licensure tests, 6-8, 167-170 holding programs accountable for quality of teacher preparation, 8- 9, 170- 171 innovative methods of, 10, 171-172 making decisions about candidates based on licensure tests, 4-5, 56 MECT.
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... See National Board for Professional Teaching Standards NCATE. See National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education Nebraska's teacher licensure system, 273-276 initial licensure requirements in, 57-59, 62 teacher education at Creighton University, 275-276 teacher education at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 274-275 teacher education at Wayne State College, 275 teacher preparation programs, 274-276 Title II state grant, 276 Nedelsky's method, of standard setting for teacher licensure tests, 65 NELS.
From page 342...
... test Policy options, and teacher licensure tests, 113 Portfolio assessments in the BEST program, 312-313 in EA/ELA, according to NBPTS, 304-305 Positive social interaction, teachers as encouraging, according to INTASC, 208-210 Post baccalaureate teacher preparation, at the University of Alaska, 271-272 PPST. See Pre-Professional Skills Test in Reading Praxis I, 51 Praxis II, 51-55, 57 Core Battery tests, 51-52 revamping, 52 Praxis III, 154-155, 316-321 Praxis series tests, 48, 153 on basic skills, 221-222 Biology: Content Knowledge Tests, Parts 1 and 2, 84, 95-97, 101, 143 evaluating, 86-95 Mathematics: Proofs, Models, and Problems, Part 1 test, 84, 93-95, 101, 143 Middle School English/Language Arts test, 84, 89, 91-93, 101, 143 passing rates based on race, 108-109 Pre-Professional Skills Test in Reading, 84, 87-89, 101-104, 143 Principles of Learning and Teaching (K-6)
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... , 53, 148 Recommendations, 2-10, 165-172 Recruitment grants, under Public Law 105-244, 193-194 Redesign of teacher education, in Alaska initial teacher licensure system, 270-272 343 Reference and Reporting Guide for Preparing State and Institutional Reports on the Quality of Teacher Preparation, 141143 Reflective about their professional work, teachers as, 29-30 according to INTASC, 213 according to NBPTS, 30, 219, 301 Reliability, of teacher licensure tests, 79 Research on teacher licensing tests and teacher competence, 121-134 pedagogical content knowledge, 133- 134 pedagogical knowledge, 132- 133 subject matter knowledge, 132 tests of basic skills and general knowledge, 131-132 Review, of teacher licensure tests, 83-86 RICA. See Reading Instruction Competence Assessment Riley, Richard, 11 S SAT.
From page 344...
... 344 Standards, Procedures and Policies for the Accreditation of Professional Education Units, 24 Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing, 64, 70, 84, 86 State functions, under Public Law 105-244, 201-202 State grants, under Public Law 105-244, 188190 State-specification of admission requirements for teacher education, 43 of course requirements in teacher education, 43-44 States alternative preparation programs for teachers, 44 comparisons of passing standards, 67 holding accountable for quality of teacher preparation, 8-9, 170- 171 licensure tests currently used by, 48-54 provisions for licensure portability, 46 reporting provisions, 140 types of teaching licenses, 45-46 Student learning preparing the way for productive, 302 supporting through long-range initiatives in EA/ELA, according to NBPTS, 303 teachers as managers and monitors of, 2829, 218-219, 300-301 Students, teachers as committed to, 23-26 according to NBPTS, 26, 215, 218, 300 according to NCATE, 26 Studying measures of beginning teacher competence, 15-18 evidence collected, 16- 18 Subject matter knowledge currently used licensure tests, 51-52 list of Praxis tests on, 224-246 research on testing, 132 teachers as possessing, 26-27 according to INTASC, 211 according to NBPTS, 27, 218, 300 according to NCATE, 27 Subject-specific pedagogical knowledge, currently used licensure tests, 53-54 Supply and demand for teachers, 287-297 demand, 293-294 equilibrium teacher wage and the number of competent teachers, 294-297 and licensure testing, 288-293 INDEX the no licensure testing model, 287-288 and raising passing scores, 293 and setting passing scores, 296-297 supply, 287-293 Support programs, beginning teacher, 46-47, 153-156, 310-311, 315-316 T Teacher Education Accrediting Council (TEAC) , 42-43 Teacher education programs at Alaska's private schools, 272 at Albertson College, 265-266 at Alverno College, abilities and learning outcomes in, 324 approval of, 42-43 at Boise State University, 264-265 at Creighton University, 275-276 focusing on identified competencies, 136138 holding accountable for quality of, 8-9, 170-171 in Idaho's teacher licensure system, 264267 at Lewis-Clark State College, 266-267 in Nebraska's teacher licensure system, 274-276 at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 274275 at Wayne State College, 275 in Wyoming's teacher preparation system, 268-269 Teacher General Knowledge test, 51 Teacher licensure, 37-47 accreditation and approval of teacher education programs, 42-43 beginning teacher support programs, 46-47, 153-156, 310-311, 315-316 and hiring, 47 other state licensing requirements, 45 state-specified admission requirements for teacher education, 43 state-specified course requirements in teacher education, 43-44 states' alternative preparation programs for teachers, 44 states' provisions for licensure portability, 46 tests, 44 types of state teaching licenses, 45-46
From page 345...
... , 1, 8-9, 14, 145 accountability and evaluation provisions of, 139-141 in California's teacher preparation system, 282 concerns about accountability and evaluation provisions of, 141-145 in Maryland's licensure system, 286 in Nebraska's teacher licensure system, 276 Teacher recruitment, grants under Public Law 105-244, 193-194 Teacher requirements, 263-286 Alaska initial teacher licensure system, 269272 California's teacher preparation system, 276-282 Idaho's teacher licensure system, 263-267 Maryland's licensure system, 282-286 Nebraska's teacher licensure system, 273276 Wyoming's teacher preparation system, 267-269 Teachers economic model of supply and demand for, 287-297 seeking NBPTS certification, support for in Connecticut, 309 supply and demand for, 287-297 Teachers' standards as committed to students and their learning, 23-26 as competent in presenting the prescribed curricula, 22 as managers and monitors of student learning, 28-29 as members of a broader community, 30-32 as personifications of virtue, 20-21 as possessing deep subject matter knowledge, 26-27 as reflective about their teaching, 29-30 as transmitters of cultural and educational values, 21 Teachers' standards according to INTASC as adapting instruction to learner diversity, 206-207 as creators of learning experiences, 205 as encouraging positive social interaction, 208-210
From page 346...
... See Licensure tests for beginning teachers Tests at a Glance, 88, 94, 96 Texas Examination of Current Administrators and Teachers (TECAT) , 132 Texas teacher licensure system, NES teacher licensure tests in, 260-262 Title II.
From page 347...
... INDEX W Waller, Willard, 20 What Matters Most: Teaching for America's Future, 13 What Teachers Should Know and Be Able to Do, 23-24 Wisconsin's teacher licensure system, licensing practices in, 330 347 World War II era measurement of personality traits, 21 Wyoming's teacher preparation system, 267269 initial certification, 269 initial licensure requirements in, 57-58, 62 teacher preparation program, 268-269
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