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An Evaluation of Teacher Certification Procedures in Chicago
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Alternative Teacher Certification: An Investigation To Determine The Effectiveness Of Alternative Teacher Certification In The State of Florida According to Principals' Perspective
Alternative Certification Programs (ACPs) have been established in 47 states across the country, including Florida, to help alleviate the teacher shortage many public school districts have been experiencing during the last two decades. This teacher shortage has been reported to be more prevalent in …
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Alternative Teacher Certification: Secondary School Principals' Perceptions in Indiana
<p>As teacher recruitment intensifies to locate qualified teachers for our nation's classrooms, alternative teacher certification programs are becoming prevalent. Initially these programs were designed to attract professionals and college graduates to enter urban classrooms. However, what has …
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Practice Exercises-for the Georgia Teacher Certification Test in Mathematics
<p>Since the Georgia Teacher Testing Program began in 1978, thousands of Georgia teachers and teacher candidates have taken the Georgia Teacher Certification Test (TCT) in mathematics. Although the mathematics test has been found to be valid, reliable, unbiased, and job-related, many test takers …
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The legal history of teacher certification in the Commonwealth of Virginia
… and historical development of licensing and certification of public school teachers in the State of Virginia. The main research question investigated: What is the legal history of teacher certification in Virginia? The secondary question investigated: What were the historical events that may …
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Federal attention to teacher certification and licensure: two policy case studies
… of particular standards for the licensure or certification of teachers. They are, (a) authorization for the United States Department of Education to award design and implementation grants for programs of alternative teacher credentialing, and (b) appropriation of federal funds to support the …
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The Effects of Teacher Certification on Freshman High School Students' Algebra I Achievement
… determine whether students taught by certified teachers and those taught by uncertified teachers had significantly different achievement on a state Algebra I End of Course examination. The specific research questions were: (1) Does type of teacher certification impact Algebra I End of Course …
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Teachers union influence on alternative teacher certification policies: An event history diffusion analysis.
I examine the passage of alternative teacher certification policies in the states between 1975 and 2000 using event history analysis and supplementing the event history analysis with an ordinary least squares regression analysis of the strength of the alternative teacher certification policies. In …
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FRENCH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE: TEACHER CERTIFICATION IN CANADA (IMMERSION, FSL, CORE FRENCH).
… and requirements governing French immersion teacher certification at the secondary level as prescribed by the Ministry of Education and the universities in each of Canada's ten provinces. Four components are examined: (1) certification procedures, (2) professional training, (3) course credit …
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Teacher Certification in ESL: A Quantitative Study of Spanish-Speaking Student Achievement in Reading and Mathematics
… English language learners, in relation to teacher certification and training in teaching English as a second language (ESL). The study was conducted in a Midwestern urban public elementary charter school. A quasi-experimental research design was used with a sample size of 3,285 student …
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The status of alternative teacher certification and a descriptive analysis of alternative certification programs and participants
… study was to report the status of alternative teacher certification in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia and to provide a descriptive analysis of alternative certification programs and participants. Descriptive survey research was used in this study. state Offices of Teacher …
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The Relationship Between Teacher Certification and the Use of Developmentally Appropriate Practices in Kindergarten Classrooms in Northeast Tennessee.
<p>This study examined two types of teacher certification. The certifications of elementary teachers and early childhood teachers were the focus of the study. The purpose of the study was to determine if a relationship existed between teacher certification (early childhood grades pre-kindergarten …
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The Relationship Between Teacher Certification and Perceptions of Adapted Physical Education Program Practices in Metropolitan Atlanta Public Elementary Schools
… no separate endorsement or required specialized teacher certification for adapted physical educators. Because of this absence, the resulting span of personnel teaching adapted physical education (APE) in the state ranges widely in terms of certification areas. Educational administrators would …
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Curriculum innovation through teacher certification: Evaluation of a government intervention and its effects on teacher development and English language pedagogy in South Korea
Teacher certification schemes are used in increasing numbers of contexts worldwide, including Korea. Despite their high stakes such as their use in decisions regarding promotion, as well as the related cost, there has been relatively little documentation of their implementation procedures and …
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Supporting Aspiring Teachers: The Study of Teacher Certification Pathways, Influencing Factors, and Preservice Baselines to Develop the Certification Pathway and Program Selection Tool
Background: There is a severe shortage of teachers across the United States, and teacher certification programs are not producing enough teachers. In 2018, Educator Preparation Programs (EPPs) saw a 33% decline in enrollment, and only 40% of those who enrolled, earned their teaching certificate. …
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Middle School Mathematics Teacher Certification, Degree Level, And Experience, And The Effects On Teacher Attrition And Student Mathematics Achievement in a Large Urban District
… and experiences of middle school mathematics teachers that often distinguish "quality" teachers, including certification, experience, degree type, and degree level and how those demographics and others vary for different types of schools. The emphasis was on profiling teachers in a large urban …
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Attrition Rates of Teachers Trained in Alternative Teacher Certification Programs, Those Trained in the Centers for the Professional Development of Teachers, and Those Trained in Traditional University Programs.
This study uses teacher employment data provided by the State Board for Educator Certification to examine the similarities and differences between initial employment and attrition rates of teachers trained in three prevalent types of Texas teacher preparation programs; alternative certification …
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Student Achievement in Middle Grades: Gauging the Effect of Teacher Training on Student Learning
<p>In the United States, teacher certification has been a baseline measure of teacher quality and gateway to the teaching profession for many decades. Research suggests that teacher certification is beneficial to student achievement, with findings particularly promising when content area of teacher …
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Pre-Service Teachers' Attitudes Toward Language Diversity
This study examines pre-service teachers' attitudes toward language diversity and linguistically diverse students. Two hundred seventy-one teacher education students were surveyed to determine relative effects of demographic, mediating variables and psychosocial variables on language attitude as …
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Educational Accountability: A Case Study of the Creation, Implementation and Cancellation of the Math Proficiency Test in Ontario, Canada
… the Math Proficiency Test (MPT), a large-scale teacher certification test in Ontario Canada that was initiated in 2019 and was cancelled due to a court challenge in 2021. Designed as a large-scale computer-based evaluation for prospective teachers, the MPT focused on mathematical content …
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