The Use of NTE Communication Skills and General Knowledge Scores for Admission to Teacher Education Programs [microform] : Policy Recommendations / Mary E. Wakeford and Valerie S. L. Williams.

Policymakers adopt basic skills tests as admission requirements for programs of teacher education to increase the accuracy of admissions and, ultimately, to increase the competence of the teaching force. The tests are regarded as an independent measure of student academic competence. A multiple regr...

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Online Access:	Request ERIC Document
Main Author:	Wakeford, Mary E.
Other Authors:	Williams, Valerie S. L.
Format:	Microfilm Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1990.
Subjects:	Academic Achievement. Academic Standards. Communication Skills. Elementary Secondary Education. Grade Point Average. Higher Education. Licensing Examinations (Professions) Policy Formation. Predictive Validity. Preservice Teacher Education. Scores. Selective Admission. Standardized Tests. Teacher Education Programs. Test Use.