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Download full textNorback, Judith Shaul; And Others – 1993
A job analysis was conducted to determine the knowledge important for newly certified or licensed teachers of art. The results of this job analysis will be used to develop test specifications for the art assessment of The Praxis Series of Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers and to support the content validity of the assessment. Three…
Descriptors: Art, Art Teachers, Beginning Teachers, Higher Education
Tannenbaum, Richard J. – 1994
A job analysis was conducted, focusing on the knowledge and abilities important for beginning French teachers. The results of the job analysis are to be used to define the content domain of the subject assessment in French for the Praxis series of professional assessments for beginning teachers. A domain of 212 knowledge statements and ability…
Descriptors: Administrators, Beginning Teachers, Cutting Scores, Educational Assessment
Rosenfeld, Michael; Tannenbaum, Richard J. – 1991
The Educational Testing Service has initiated the development of a new series of tests to be used as part of the process states use to license or certify their teachers. Stage I of this new generation of tests will determine whether teachers possess an acceptable level of competence in the enabling skills the beginning teacher requires. This…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Competence, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Reynolds, Anne – 1993
The job analysis study described in this report was conducted to serve as one of the bases for documenting the content validity of the Praxis II Subject Assessment in German. The purpose was to describe the most important knowledge and skills domains needed by newly licensed (certified) German teachers in order to perform their jobs in a competent…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Evaluation Methods, German, Job Analysis
Tannenbaum, Richard J. – 1994
A job analysis was conducted of the knowledge and skills important for the competent performance of beginning business education teachers. The results of this job analysis will be used to define the content domain of the subject assessment in Business Education for the Praxis Series of professional assessments for beginning teachers. A domain of…
Descriptors: Administrators, Beginning Teachers, Business Education, Cutting Scores
Tannenbaum, Richard J. – 1992
Two job analyses were conducted to define knowledge domains for newly certified chemistry and physics teachers, respectively, to perform their jobs competently. The results of the job analyses will be used to develop test specifications for the Praxis II Series subject Assessments in Chemistry and Physics. Initial draft domains were prepared for…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Chemistry, Competence, Job Analysis
Tannenbaum, Richard J. – 1992
The Educational Testing Service is preparing to introduce a new generation of teacher assessments, the Praxis Series of professional assessments for beginning teachers. Preparatory to test development, a job analysis was conducted to define a knowledge and ability domain important for newly certified Spanish teachers to perform their jobs in a…
Descriptors: Ability, Beginning Teachers, Competence, Educational Assessment
Tannenbaum, Richard J. – 1994
A job analysis was conducted focusing on the knowledge important for beginning Earth and Space Science teachers. The results of the job analysis will be used to define the content domain of the subject assessment in Earth and Space Sciences for the Praxis series of professional assessments for beginning teachers. A domain of 292 knowledge…
Descriptors: Administrators, Beginning Teachers, Cutting Scores, Earth Science
Rosenfeld, Michael; And Others – 1992
The Educational Testing Service is preparing to introduce a new generation of teacher assessments, the Praxis Series of professional assessments for beginning teachers. At one level, the assessments will be used to decide whether prospective teachers possess an acceptable level of competence, while at second and third levels the tests will measure…
Descriptors: Administrators, Beginning Teachers, Competence, Educational Assessment
Reynolds, Anne; And Others – 1992
A job analysis was conducted to define the knowledge domain of general principles of teaching and learning necessary for newly licensed (certified) teachers, regardless of grade level or subject, to perform in a competent manner. The results of the study are being used to develop test specifications for The Praxis Series: Professional Assessments…
Descriptors: Administrators, Beginning Teachers, Competence, Elementary Secondary Education
Wesley, Scott – 1993
A job analysis was conducted to define the content domain in which newly licensed (certified) special education teachers must be knowledgeable to perform their jobs in a competent manner. The results of the job analysis will be used to develop test specifications for the Subject Assessment in Special Education of the Praxis Series: Professional…
Descriptors: Administrators, Beginning Teachers, College Faculty, Elementary Secondary Education
Reynolds, Anne; Rosenfeld, Michael – 1992
A transportability study was conducted to determine if multidisciplinary knowledge necessary for elementary school teachers was also relevant for newly licensed (certified) secondary school teachers. The results of the study may be used to study the possibility of developing a test of multiple subjects for all teachers. Form 1 of the Education in…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Tannenbaum, Richard J. – 1992
A job analysis was conducted to define a knowledge domain necessary for newly licensed (certified) general science teachers to perform their jobs competently. The results of the job analysis will be used to develop test specifications for the Praxis II Subject Assessment in General Science. An initial draft domain of important knowledge statements…
Descriptors: Administrators, Beginning Teachers, Competence, Elementary Secondary Education
Wesley, Scott – 1996
A job analysis was conducted to define the content domain in which newly licensed (certified) biology teachers must be knowledgeable in order to perform their jobs competently. Results of the job analysis will be used to develop test specifications for the Subject Assessment in Biology of the Praxis Series: Professional Assessments for Beginning…
Descriptors: Administrators, Beginning Teachers, Biology, College Faculty
Rosenfeld, Michael; And Others – 1992
The Educational Testing Service is developing a new series of assessments intended for use by states as part of the process of licensing or certifying teachers. Stage III assessments in this series will evaluate the beginning teacher's application of teaching knowledge and skills. Stage III assessments will be performance-based. Job analysis…
Descriptors: Administrators, Beginning Teachers, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
