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Publication Date: 1991
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National Examinations in Teacher Education in Papua New Guinea: Political and Pedagogical Dimensions.
McLaughlin, Denis
Journal of Education for Teaching, v17 n1 p17-27 1991
Examines Papua New Guinea's Basic Skills Program to promote teacher competency, particularly in English and mathematics. A study explored 53 teacher college lecturers' perceptions of the national examinations. The lecturers considered that the examinations were neither valid nor reliable, disrupted college life, and were based on political considerations. (SM)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College English, College Mathematics, Competency Based Teacher Education, Developing Nations, English Instruction, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Language Skills, Minimum Competency Testing, National Competency Tests, Politics of Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Certification
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Papua New Guinea
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Teacher Examinations
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