[CALIBK12] [CSLA Research Update] New teachers study

[Lesley Farmer]

New Teachers Outdo Peers of Last Decade on Academic ScalesA new study
concludes that teachers entering the profession today have higher
academic qualifications than their counterparts a decade ago. Those who
used alternative routes and those in traditional programs show equally
strong gains over the earlier test-takers. The improvements held
equally for men and women, for different racial and ethnic groups, and
across those aiming for careers in elementary and secondary teaching,
the report says. Less positively, though, the profiles of those seeking
a license to teach in elementary school, special education, or physical
education remained “markedly” lower, it says, than the profiles of
those seeking to teach an academic subject in high school. And takers
of the tests for middle school teaching—including experienced teachers
seeking federal “highly qualified” status—“much more” strongly
resembled elementary school teachers in their weaker academic
qualifications. Gitomer, D. (2007). Teacher quality in a changing
policy landscape. Princeton, NJ:
ETS.http://www.ets.org/Media/Education_Topics/pdf/TQ_full_report.pdf

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Posted By Lesley Farmer to CSLA Research Update at 12/28/2007 09:04:00
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