Screening Teacher Candidates: Problems with High-Stakes Testing.

Wakefield, Dara

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ERIC Number: EJ670962

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2003

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Screening Teacher Candidates: Problems with High-Stakes Testing.

Wakefield, Dara

Educational Forum, v67 n4 p380-88 Sum 2003

Reviews problems with Praxis teacher tests in Georgia and the effects of cut-scores on minority and low-income candidates. Examines issues of test bias and makes recommendations for establishing an unbiased screening system for potential teachers. (Contains 35 references.) (SK)

Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Low Income Groups, Minority Groups, Preservice Teacher Education, Screening Tests, Test Bias, Testing Problems

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Georgia

Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Praxis Series

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