The Relation between Academic Aptitude and Commitment to Teaching among MSU Students. Research and Evaluation in Teacher Education. Program Evaluation Series No. 5 [electronic resource] / Joe L. Byers.

An overview and analysis is presented of the Vance and Schlechty Study (1982) of education majors which indicated that there is a negative selection process which systematically attracts and holds in the teaching profession young people with modest verbal and mathematical abilities. Three factors, o...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Byers, Joe L.
Corporate Author:	Michigan State University. College of Education
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1984.
Subjects:	Academic Aptitude. Admission Criteria. Career Choice. Comparative Analysis. Education Majors. Higher Education. Mathematics Achievement. Preservice Teacher Education. Standardized Tests. Student Characteristics. Verbal Ability.