A teacher's subject - specific
licensure test scores are a consistent and statistically significant predictor of student achievement only in high school biology.
High rates of inexperienced and unlicensed teachers moved to charter schools, but among regularly licensed teachers changing schools, charter movers had higher
licensure test scores than other moving teachers, and they were more likely to be highly experienced.
And the evidence on the importance of teacher academic proficiency generally suggests that effectiveness in raising student test scores is associated with strong cognitive skills as measured by SAT or
licensure test scores, or the competitiveness of the college from which teachers graduate.
Not exact matches
Though a recent Friedman Foundation report showed that Florida has the most regulated of all the STC laws — including a standardized
testing mandate,
licensure requirements, and copious paperwork — the CER report gives it a near perfect Autonomy
score, deducting only one point for «other provisions that encroach on autonomy.»
Standardized
tests often have cutoff
scores that exclude minority students; and
licensure tests screen out minorities disproportionately.
Yet research on the impact of
licensure on student outcomes is inconclusive, with some studies finding little, if any, difference among traditionally certified and uncertified teachers and others finding substantially higher student
test scores among traditionally certified teachers.
And I didn't even mention taking and passing that sublimely subtle NM teacher
licensure test (NMTA / NES), essentially an 8th Grade literacy
test that quite a few teacher credential applicants take 3 or 4 times before earning a passing
score.
Of particular interest are the report's points about the variation in state cut
scores for
licensure tests (like Praxis), the need for smarter recruitment efforts for potential school leaders, and the teacher - prep path taken by Finland.
Advanced degrees,
licensure, national board certification and other professional standards aren't important if there isn't a correlation to increased
test scores.
Recent Trends in Mean
Scores and Characteristics of
Test - Takers on Praxis II
Licensure Tests (2010).
And yet, the researchers argue that using
test scores to make high - stakes decisions about teachers» jobs is actually a more accurate method than previous systems, which often depended on cursory classroom observations, pass rates on
licensure tests, and degrees earned.
Additionally, candidates must submit passing
scores on the National Evaluation Series (NES) Essential Academic Skills
Test and on all areas of the Minnesota Teacher
Licensure Examinations (MTLE).
Potential elementary school teachers in 21 states take the same
test for
licensure — the Praxis Principles of Learning & Teaching exam — with a possible
score range of 100 to 200.11 Teachers in Iowa must earn a scaled
score of 167 to pass, while teachers in Alabama pass with a scaled
score of just 145.12 The average performance range — defined as the range of scaled
scores earned by the middle 50 percent of the examinees — is 168 to 182; both Iowa's and Alabama's cut
scores were well below the median
score of 176.13
Content Area
test scores are valid for 10 years from the date of application for educator
licensure.
NJ EXCEL Model # 1: For practicing supervisors with at least 5 years of supervisory experience; leads to New Jersey Certificate of Eligibility for Principal and certification for Director of School Counseling Services * upon completion of the State - approved program of instruction plus minimum of 300 hours of field - based experiences and School - Based Internship within a 12 - month period, and a passing
score on the State - required
test for Principal Certification (School Leader
Licensure Assessment / SLLA).
NJ EXCEL Model # 2: For classroom teachers and educational specialists holding supervisor certification and practicing supervisors with less than 5 years of supervisory experience; leads to New Jersey Certificate of Eligibility for Principal and certification for Director of School Counseling Services * upon completion of the State - approved program of instruction plus field - based experiences and School - Based Internship within a 12 to 15 - month period, and a passing
score on the State - required
test for Principal Certification (School Leader
Licensure Assessment / SLLA).
They conclude that a teacher's experience,
test scores and regular
licensure all have positive effects on student achievement, with larger effects for math than for reading.
Pushing his education reform agenda, Bush called for ending teacher tenure, implementing teacher evaluations and compensation based on standardized
test scores and utilizing alternative paths to certification /
licensure.
Licensure as a mental health counselor in New York requires a passing
score on the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Exam (NCMHCE), which
tests knowledge of assessment, diagnosis, counseling, psychotherapy, administration, consultation and supervision.
LCPC
licensure in Maryland requires a passing score on the National Counselor Examination for Licensure and Certification and the Maryland
licensure in Maryland requires a passing
score on the National Counselor Examination for
Licensure and Certification and the Maryland
Licensure and Certification and the Maryland Law
Test.
Clinical professional counselor
licensure in Nevada requires a passing
score on the National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Exam, which
tests knowledge of assessment, diagnosis, counseling, psychotherapy, administration, consultation, and supervision.
After board approval, applicants for a professional counselor
licensure in Virginia requires a passing
score on the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Exam (NCMHCE), which
tests knowledge of assessment, diagnosis, counseling, psychotherapy, administration, consultation, and supervision.
Mental health counselor
licensure in Massachusetts requires a passing
score on the National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Exam (NCMHCE), which
tests knowledge of assessment, diagnosis, counseling, psychotherapy, administration, consultation, and supervision.