Predicting Performance on the National Teacher Examinations Core Battery

This study examined factors that predict performance on the National Teacher Examinations (NTE) Core Battery. We found strong relationships between a student's undergraduate grade point average (GPA), American College Test (ACT) subtests, and the NTE Core Battery tests. We developed and used re...

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Published inThe Journal of educational research (Washington, D.C.) Vol. 82; no. 4; pp. 227 - 230
Main Authors Egan, Paul J., Ferre, Victor A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bloomington, Ill Routledge 01.03.1989
Heldref Publications
Public School Pub. Co. for the University of Illinois, Bureau of Educational Research
Subjects
Communication skills
Competency based teacher education
Grade point average
Mathematical knowledge
Mathematical tables
Mathematics
Standardized tests
Teacher education
Teacher education programs
Test scores
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Summary:This study examined factors that predict performance on the National Teacher Examinations (NTE) Core Battery. We found strong relationships between a student's undergraduate grade point average (GPA), American College Test (ACT) subtests, and the NTE Core Battery tests. We developed and used regression equations to predict NTE Core Battery test scores for a cross-validation group of students whose scores were not used in developing the original equations. Predictions ranged in accuracy from r = .73 for professional knowledge to r = .92 for general knowledge. Results are discussed in terms of comparing current predictors of success on the NTE Core Battery with past predictors of success on the NTE Common Examinations and the implications for teacher educators.
ISSN:0022-0671
1940-0675
DOI:10.1080/00220671.1989.10885897