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The Effects of Competency Testing on the Supply of Minority Teachers. A Report Prepared for the National Education Association and the Council of Chief State School Offices.

Smith, G. Pritchy – 1987

This report assesses the impact of testing on the national minority teaching force. Its central focus examines the impact of teacher competency tests on prospective minority teachers and, where data are available, the impact of testing on veteran teachers is assessed. State-by-state profiles are presented. A case study of a single state, Florida,…

Descriptors: Access to Education, College Entrance Examinations, Educational Policy, Higher Education

Impact of Competency Tests on Teacher Education: Ethical and Legal Issues in Selecting and Certifying Teachers.

Smith, G. Pritchy – 1984

Ethical issues involved in competency testing of teachers are raised by the following considerations: that (1) the initiative for the movement came from state legislatures and boards of education rather than from educators; (2) in some states, the testing of teachers is paralleled by a movement to assess the basic skills of public school students;…

Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Court Litigation, Educational Legislation, Higher Education