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Direct linkMoser, Kelly – Current Issues in Education, 2012
Researchers (Sandarg & Schomber, 2009; Wilkerson, Schomber, & Sandarg, 2004) have urged the profession to develop a new subject-matter licensure test to reflect the best practices in the foreign language classroom. In October 2010, the Praxis II: World Language Test joined the Praxis Series. Given that this standards-driven test differs…
Descriptors: Spanish, Language Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Licensing Examinations (Professions)
Porter, Andrew; Polikoff, Morgan S.; Barghaus, Katherine M.; Yang, Rui – Educational Researcher, 2013
We describe an innovative automated test construction algorithm for building aligned achievement tests. By incorporating the algorithm into the test construction process, along with other test construction procedures for building reliable and unbiased assessments, the result is much more valid tests than result from current test construction…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Automation, Test Construction, Alignment (Education)
Download full textMitchell, Ruth; Barth, Patte – Thinking K-16, 1999
This publication examines research on the quality of teacher licensing examinations, explaining that state examinations do not necessarily guarantee that teachers have the breadth and depth of subject knowledge to teach all students to high standards. Researchers focused on English/language arts, mathematics, and science, analyzing actual exams…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Higher Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching
