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Kajander, Ann; Holm, Jennifer – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2022
In 2019, the Ontario Ministry of Education announced a mandatory mathematics examination for all newly licensed teachers in the province. The following winter, after a brief pilot and a few months during COVID of testing, a court case declared the mathematics examination unconstitutional, and it has been paused since January 2021. This paper…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Academic Standards, Minimum Competencies, Minimum Competency Testing
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Berven, Brandi C.; Franck, Karen L.; Hastings, Shirley W. – Journal of Extension, 2020
This article describes Tennessee Extension's creation and implementation of a competency assessment and development program for new Extension agents. The program is based on results of a Delphi study that identified critical soft skill competencies new Extension agents need to be successful in building partnerships and delivering Extension…
Descriptors: Extension Agents, Job Skills, Professional Development, Minimum Competencies
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Knowlden, Adam P.; Cottrell, Randall R.; Henderson, James; Allison, Kathleen; Auld, M. Elaine; Kusorgbor-Narh, Cynthia S.; Lysoby, Linda; McKenzie, James F. – Health Education & Behavior, 2020
Introduction: The Health Education Specialist Practice Analysis II 2020 (HESPA II 2020) described the contemporary practice of health education specialists across work settings at entry and advanced levels. The purpose of the HESPA II 2020 manuscript was to report the research process and resulting data associated with the HESPA II 2020 and to…
Descriptors: Health Education, Specialists, Knowledge Level, Health Promotion
Phelps, Richard P. – Online Submission, 2020
This review critiques the highly-praised and influential 2001 study, "Getting Tough? The Impact of High School Graduation Exams," which concluded that "minimum competency," or high school "graduation exams," had no effect on student achievement. The review compares the test classifications of "Getting…
Descriptors: High School Students, Exit Examinations, Academic Achievement, Minimum Competencies
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Holstun, Vasti P.; Wiggins, Elizabeth C.; Maldonado, José Miguel – Journal of School Counseling, 2019
School counselors' training and clinical competencies for providing mental health counseling continues to be a point of debate regarding professional roles and identities. This study focuses on the eight counseling core competencies as defined by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). The research…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Counselor Training, Trainees, School Counselors
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Lindemann-Matthies, Petra; Remmele, Martin; Yli-Panula, Eija – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2017
This study investigates how well prepared student teachers are to implement species identification in school. Data were collected with the help of a questionnaire and a PowerPoint presentation in which local plant and animal species were presented. Participants (n = 357) correctly identified, on average, 23% of the plants and 44% of the animals.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Teachers, Minimum Competencies, Minimum Competency Testing