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Peer reviewedEllet, Chad D.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1980
All beginning teachers in Georgia receive a three-year nonrenewable certificate. During the term of the certificate they must satisfactorily demonstrate 14 performance competencies in two consecutive assessments. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Teacher Certification
Peer reviewedFlippo, Rona F.; Foster, Carol R. – Journal of Teacher Education, 1984
Increasingly, competency tests are being developed and used by state departments of education for teacher certification. Professional educators should participate in the development and revision of the content of these examinations. A description of the development of Georgia's competency tests is given. (CJB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing, State Departments of Education
Carlson, Robert E. – 1985
Prospective teachers in many states must pass a competency test prior to receiving an initial teaching certificate. Because of the high stakes associated with them, educator competency tests can play a major role in modifying the nature of teacher training programs. To investigate the nature and extent of such changes, deans and faculty at teacher…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Higher Education
Download full textLeach, J. William; Solomon, Lester – 1984
The Georgia Teacher Certification Tests were developed and validated to be job-related and to reflect the minimum content knowledge that is necessary to teach in each certification area in Georgia classrooms. Three assessment instruments are used in evaluating the performance of preservice students and beginning teachers. The Teacher Performance…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Career Ladders, Competency Based Teacher Education, Evaluation Criteria
Flippo, Rona F.; And Others – 1982
The state of Georgia not only assesses the generic teaching competencies that are necessary for all teachers seeking certification, but also administers 28 separate criterion referenced tests, each for a different content-specialty area. Among the most recent of these tests is the Reading Specialist Test, the development of which involved…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Objectives, Graduate Study
Nassif, Paula M.; And Others – 1979
A procedure which employs a method of item substitution based on item difficulty is recommended for developing parallel criterion referenced test forms. This procedure is currently being used in the Florida functional literacy testing program and the Georgia teacher certification testing program. Reasons for developing parallel test forms involve…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Difficulty Level, Equated Scores, Functional Literacy
Capie, William; Cronin, Linda – 1986
This paper assesses the credibility of a single total instrument score and various logical sub-scores derived from a series of summative judgments about the quality of teaching performance. The objectives were to compare the generalizability of alternative Teacher Performance Assessment Instrument (TPAI) scores, to compare the dependability of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Correlation, Decision Making, Evaluation Criteria
