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It analyzes actual English/language arts, mathematics, and science exams drawn from the Praxis series and other state-specific assessments, comparing grade level, question difficulty, and relevance to teaching. Findings highlight gaps in content coverage and raise questions about how test content is determined and what licensing examinations measure.","ED 457261  \nAUTHOR  \nTITLE  \nINSTITUTION  \nPUB DATE  \nNOTE  \nAVAILABLE FROM  \nPUB TYPE  \nJOURNAL CIT  \nEDRS PRICE  \nDESCRIPTORS  \nIDENTIFIERS  \nABSTRACT  \nDOCUMENT RESUME  \nMitchell,Ruth;Barth,Patte  \n# Not Good Enough:A Content Analysis of Teacher LicensingExaminations.How Teacher Licensing Tests Fall Short.Education Trust,Washington,DC.1999-00-00\n\n26p.;Theme issue.  \nEducation Trust,1724 K Street,N.W.,Suite 200,Washington,DC 20006.Tel:202-293-1217;Fax:202-293-2605;Fax:202-293-0665;Web site:http://www.edtrust.org.Collected Works -Serials(022)Thinking K-16;V3 n1 Spr 1999MF01/PC02 Plus Postage.  \nElementary Secondary Education;English Instruction;HigherEducation;Knowledge Base for Teaching;Language Arts;*Licensing Examinations(Professions);Literacy Education;Mathematics Instruction;Multiple Choice Tests;PreserviceTeacher Education;Science Instruction;Scores;StandardizedTests;State Licensing Boards;State Standards;*TeacherCertification;Teacher Competencies;*Teacher CompetencyTesting;Test Content*Subject Content Knowledge;Teacher Knowledge  \nThis publication examines research on the quality of teacherlicensing examinations,explaining that state examinations do not necessarilyguarantee that teachers have the breadth and depth of subject knowledge toteach all students to high standards.Researchers focused on English/languagearts,mathematics,and science,analyzing actual exams published byEducational Testing Service(ETS),which publishes the Praxis series,andNational Evaluation Systems(NES),which designs state-specific examinations.They investigated the approximate grade level of the test,how challengingthe test questions were,and whether the knowledge was relevant to teaching.Results found that the ETS series of essay examinations,which requirescandidates to demonstrate their depth of knowledge,is a good measure ofteachers!skills.However,this series is required by far fewer states thanis the lower level multiple-choice examination.The NES Massachusettsliteracy and communications skills examination asks more complex questionsthan do other examinations.Most tests examined were multiple choice  \nassessments dominated by high-school-level material.There was no evidence ofcontent at the baccalaureate level in any test.After presenting a summary ofthe tests,the article discusses who determines test content,reasons for aminimal approach to teacher licensing,and whether licensing examinationsmean anything.(SM)  \nReproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be madefrom the original document.  \nED 457261  \n## NOT GOOD ENOUGH:A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF TEACHER LICENSINGEXAMINATIONS\n\nTHINKING K-16VOLUME 3,ISSUE 1,SPRING 1999  \nThe Education Trust  \nU.S.DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONOffice of Educational Research and ImprovementEDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATIONCENTER(ERIC)  \n□ This document 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