Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on August 3, 2007 - 08:39.
Our state teacher educators were invited to a workshop on the Praxis Exams, to learn about the exams. I asked the presenter, who worked for the Educational Testing Service, about the validity of the exam scores for assuring that teachers were highly qualified to teach. I asked, "Does a teacher's high score indicate that the teacher is an excellent teacher?" Her response..."The test just measures knowledge and in no way demonstrates competence as a teacher of that knowledge." A test does not make a teacher. Demonstration of skills is only possible in practice, and that measurement must be done locally. Real world.
Highly Qualified Teachers
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on August 3, 2007 - 08:39.
Our state teacher educators were invited to a workshop on the Praxis Exams, to learn about the exams. I asked the presenter, who worked for the Educational Testing Service, about the validity of the exam scores for assuring that teachers were highly qualified to teach. I asked, "Does a teacher's high score indicate that the teacher is an excellent teacher?" Her response..."The test just measures knowledge and in no way demonstrates competence as a teacher of that knowledge." A test does not make a teacher. Demonstration of skills is only possible in practice, and that measurement must be done locally. Real world.