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Ndembera, Rachel; Hao, Jie; Fallin, Rebekah; Ray, Herman E.; Shah, Lisa; Rushton, Gregory T. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2021
What teachers know about their content area plays a role in how they effectively enhance the scientific literacy of their students. This leads to questions about teacher content knowledge as they enter the field. The Praxis Earth and Space Science: Content Knowledge Test is the most widely used licensure assessment for aspiring Earth science…
Descriptors: Licensing Examinations (Professions), Science Teachers, Earth Science, Racial Differences
Gitomer, Drew H. – Educational Testing Service, 2007
The past eight years have seen an unprecedented level of education policy activity focused on issues of teacher quality. Policies have been developed at federal, state, and institutional levels, and include increased institutional reporting of teacher candidates' test scores, the mandate for Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT) in the No Child Left…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Education Programs, Federal Legislation, Educational Testing