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Wilkins, William E.; Jones, J. Reid – 1998
A study was conducted on the performance of black students from a historically black university (HBU) as well as examinations used for teacher certification in Mississippi. Of specific concern for this paper was the success of black students in successfully completing the NTE/PRAXIS Examinations. Its scope began with the NTE examinations and…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Black Colleges, Black Teachers, Education Majors
Wenglinsky, Harold – 2000
The links between the characteristics of teacher education institutions, their programs, and teacher effectiveness as measured by scores on teacher licensure examinations were studied for the Southeast United States. Four sources of data were used: (1) data on 39,140 prospective teachers who took the Praxis II examinations for teacher licensure;…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College Entrance Examinations, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics