Title: The Validity issue :
Authors: Chernoff, Michael.; Nassif, Paula M.; Gorth, William P.; National Evaluation Systems, inc.
Date: 1987
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum,
Physical description: xiv, 137 p. ; 23 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: L
Abstract: Validity is the key question in teacher certification testing. Specifically what should the tests measure, and how should the results be used? The legal, technical and procedural aspects of validity questions are answered in this volume. Educational and testing experts such as Albert Shanker and Bernard Gifford, discuss the importance of certification and help clarify the controversial issues these programs raise.
Contents: Disparate impact of teacher competency testing on minorities: don't blame the test takers-or the tests / Michael A. Rebell -- Professional testing for teachers / Albert Shanker -- The validity issue in Texas / Marvin Veselka -- Excellence and equity in teacher competency testing: a policy perspective / Bernard R. Gifford -- Testing reform in California / Linda Bond -- Legal and technical design issues for the examination for the certification of educators in Texas (ExCET) program / William Phillip Garth, Barbara C. Appel, Jeanne W. Clayton -- Setting standards for the examination for the certification of educators in Texas (ExCET) / Paula M. Nassif, Sharon L. Downs, Martin B. Karlin -- Validating the examination for the certification of educators in Texas (ExCET) / Scott M. Elliot, Kathleen M. Cole, Deborah F. Magid -- The Legal, political, and historical basis of the examination for the certification of educators in Texas (ExCET) program / Marvin Veselka, Pamela Tackett -- Assisting examinees and teacher education programs in preparing for the examination for the certification of educators in Texas (ExCET) program / Nolan Wood, Barbara S. Clements, Cherry L. Kugle -- A series of brief perspectives on test validity / Pascal Forgione, Jr., Joan Brown, Joseph Robert Weaver, Nolan Wood, Robert Gabrys.
Notes: "Based on presentations made at a conference on teacher certification testing programs sponsored by National Evaluation Systems, Inc. in 1986."--Pref.
Subject headings (LCSH): Examinations--United States--Validity.; Examinations--Validity--United States.; Teachers--Certification--United States