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Childs  \nMaura Ross  \nAndrew P. Jaciw  \nThe introduction of an initial teacher certification test in Ontario in 2002 was met by a wide range of responses from preservice teachers. This study, based on an April 2002 survey of 535 preservice teachers in a large initial teacher education program, describes the relationships among what the participants knew about the Ontario Teacher Qualifying Test, their previous experiences with other large-scale tests, and their beliefs about and attitudes toward the test.  \nKeywords: preservice teacher education, teacher certification, test preparation, factor analysis.  \nL’introduction d’un Test d’aptitude à la profession enseignanteen Ontario en 2002a suscité tout un éventail de réactions de la part des candidats à l’enseignement. Cette étude, effectuée à la suited’un sondage mené en avril 2002auprès de 535candidats inscrits dansun vaste programme de formation à l’enseignement, décrit les liens entre ce que les participants connaissaient du Test d’aptitude à la profession enseignante del’Ontario, leurs expériences antérieures avecd’autres tests à grande échelleet leurs croyances et attitudes au sujet de ce test en particulier.  \nMots clés : formation à l’enseignement, certification à titre d’enseignant, préparation en vued’un test, analyse factorielle  \nIn much of North America, candidates for teaching certificates must passa certification test or tests. These tests vary in content—general pedagogy and/or subject-specific knowledge—and in format—paper-and-pencil tests, performance assessments, portfolio assessments, or some combination. Many of the tests have been controversial and much has been written about their history, passing criteria, and impact on preservice teachers and teacher-education programs.  \nAnyone who has worked with preservice teachers in a jurisdiction  \nCANADIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION 27, 4 (2002): 455–475  \n456 RUTH A. CHILDS, MAURA ROSS, & ANDREW P. JACIW  \nwith a certification test can attest that their responses to the prospect of taking such a test vary. Some seek out information about the test; others avoid discussing it. Some believe that such tests are well-constructed and fair; others are deeply skeptical. Some plan to prepare for the test; others believe that preparation is unnecessary. Some believe that poor performance on the test should have serious consequences; others do not. Some believe that teacher-education programs should explicitly help them prepare for the test; others feel that individual preservice teachers should take responsibility for their own preparation.  \nFew studies have systematically explored preservice teachers’experiences and perceptions of certification tests (see, however, Bower, 2003; Portelli, Solomon, & Mujawamariya, 2003) . None has examined the relationship between students’ experiences and their perceptions. Specifically, how does preservice teachers’ exposure to information about the test and their experiences with other large-scale assessments relate to their beliefs about and attitudes toward a certification test? This study explores these relationships for preservice teachers taking a new initial teacher certification test in Ontario (currently the only one in Canada) . Understanding how preservice teachers vary in their knowledge and beliefs about and attitudes toward the test and in their previous experiences with large-scale tests may help teacher-education programs plan test preparation activities. Understanding the relationships among their experiences and perceptions may suggest how to design activities for groups of preservice teachers.  \nINITIAL TEACHER CERTIFICATION TESTING  \nIn 1871, Ontario introduced its first province-wide initial teacher certification test. Prior to 1871, most teachers had been certified by county boards, which issued county-specific teaching certificates based on widely varying standards. 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