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Stoker, W. M.; Tarrab, Miguel – 1984
All teacher education students in Texas must pass three minimum competency examinations to be admitted to a teacher education program. The Pre-Professional Skills Tests (PPST) contains three separate tests in reading, mathematics, and writing. West Texas State University requires all entering freshmen to submit scores from the American College…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Comparative Analysis, Education Majors, Higher Education
Download full textTexas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Policy Planning and Evaluation. – 1993
Data on Texas teachers underscore the need for teacher education programs to prepare increasing numbers of teachers, and for those teachers to be better prepared with strong subject content knowledge and skills to address the diverse student needs they will encounter in the classroom. This paper presents a data profile of the Texas teacher,…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Policy, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Gratz, Elizabeth W. – 1986
In the 1980s, the passage of two laws--Chapter 75 of the Texas Education Code (providing for a well-balanced curriculum) and Texas Senate bill 50 (mandating teacher testing prior to certification)--has led to many changes in elementary and early childhood education as well as teacher education in Texas. In teacher education programs, course…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education
