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Investing in Extension's Workforce: Assessing and Developing Critical Competencies of New Agents
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Berven, Brandi C.; Franck, Karen L.; Hastings, Shirley W. – Journal of Extension, 2020
This article describes Tennessee Extension's creation and implementation of a competency assessment and development program for new Extension agents. The program is based on results of a Delphi study that identified critical soft skill competencies new Extension agents need to be successful in building partnerships and delivering Extension…
Descriptors: Extension Agents, Job Skills, Professional Development, Minimum Competencies
Two Tennessee Studies of Kindergarten Relationships to Grade Retention and Basic Skills Achievement: A Comparison of Grade Retention and of Basic Skills Test Scores of Pupils Who Did and Who Did Not Attend Kindergarten.
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Woodruff, Bobby J. – 1980
Results of the Tennessee Basic Skills Test administered statewide to more than 64,000 grade 8 pupils in April 1980 demonstrate that achievement of pupils with kindergarten background is superior to that of non-kindergarten pupils in mathematics, spelling, language, and reading. The effect was greater for mathematics and language than for reading…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education
Validation of the NTE and Recommended Performance Standards for Certification in Tennessee.
Bowman, Harry L.; And Others – 1985
The National Teacher Examinations (NTE) Core Battery and Specialty Area tests were assessed to determine (1) test validity and (2) minimum performance standards for use in the state of Tennessee. The NTE was reviewed by 316 teacher education personnel, who focused on its relevance to teacher education programs. A group of 288 local school district…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Validation Study and Recommendations of a Performance Standard for the Educational Leadership Test for Principal Licensure in Tennessee. Executive Report and Technical Report.
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Petry, John R.; And Others – 1992
Several tests available from the Educational Testing Service (Princeton, New Jersey) have been used or are candidates for use by the Tennessee State Department of Education as initial public school personnel licensure endorsement area tests. The first of the two reports contained in this document (i.e., the Executive Report) describes a study of…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Qualifications, Instructional Leadership
Initial Teacher Licensure Testing in Tennessee: Test Validation.
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Bowman, Harry L.; Petry, John R. – 1988
In 1988 a study was conducted to determine the validity of candidate teacher licensure examinations for use in Tennessee under the 1984 Comprehensive Education Reform Act. The Department of Education conducted a study to determine the validity of 11 previously unvalidated or extensively revised tests for certification and to make recommendations…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College Faculty, Content Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education