Teacher Testing

Assessment Are New Teacher Tests Vulnerable to Cheating?
As performance-based teacher-licensure exams like the edTPA gain currency, reports of related tutoring services and online materials raise new questions.
Stephen Sawchuk, October 20, 2015
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School & District Management 18,000 Would-Be Teachers Took The edTPA Last Year. How'd They Do?
Scores are higher on the performance-based exam, a new report shows.
Stephen Sawchuk, October 19, 2015
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3 min read
Teacher Preparation Judge OKs Latest Teacher Test in N.Y. Despite Varying Pass Rates
Black and Hispanic teacher-candidates have lower passing rates on the exam, but it measures important job-related skills, the judge ruled.
Stephen Sawchuk, August 10, 2015
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1 min read
Education Opinion Harder Tests for Teacher Licensing
The tests currently in use for teacher licensing have limited predictive value.
Walt Gardner, June 29, 2015
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1 min read
Teacher Preparation New York Again Delays Teacher-Testing Requirements
Teacher-candidates who have struggled to pass a series of new licensing tests in New York will be given new flexibility.
Stephen Sawchuk, May 19, 2015
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1 min read
Teacher Preparation Teacher Exam in N.Y. Raising Difficult Questions About Diversity
Minority candidates are performing less well than their white peers on N.Y.'s tougher test.
Stephen Sawchuk, April 10, 2015
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1 min read
Law & Courts News in Brief Pacts End Federal Case on Teacher Testing
Four people involved in a teacher-certification-test fraud scheme agreed to stop teaching.
The Associated Press, August 26, 2014
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1 min read
Teacher Preparation CTQ Collaboratory 10 Tips for edTPA Success
Amie Jette, who will begin her teaching career this fall, spent weeks preparing for the edTPA. Here's what she learned.
Amie Jette, July 29, 2014
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5 min read
Teaching Profession NEA Strengthens Opposition to Tests in Teacher Evaluation
The National Education Association adopted policy formally proscribing the use of standardized tests in teachers' evaluations--a stronger stance than just three years earlier.
Stephen Sawchuk, July 7, 2014
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2 min read
School & District Management Opinion Massachusetts Teachers Association Takes On High Stakes Tests, School Takeovers
Activist rank-and-file movements are ramping up teachers unions' fight for justice, reason, and community solidarity by passing resolutions and winning offices across the country.
Anthony Cody, May 22, 2014
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9 min read
Teacher Preparation Opinion Why Performance Tests for New Teachers Make Sense
The leaders of AACTE, AASA, NAESP, and NASSP write in support of performance assessments for prospective teachers.
Joann Bartoletti, Gail Connelly, Daniel A. Domenech & Sharon P. Robinson, April 10, 2014
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4 min read
Teaching Profession News in Brief Aspiring Teachers Could Get More Shots at Skills Test
Teacher-candidates in Illinois are expected to get more chances to pass the state's basic-skills test.
McClatchy-Tribune, April 1, 2014
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1 min read
Teacher Preparation Washington, New York Set Passing Bars on New Teacher Test
Washington state set a lower cutoff point for most teachers than did New York on a new teacher-licensing test.
Stephen Sawchuk, December 2, 2013
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2 min read
Teacher Preparation Harder Teacher Tests in Michigan Spur Debate
Scores on Michigan's tougher teacher-licensing tests have fallen.
Stephen Sawchuk, November 20, 2013
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1 min read
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