The Relationship Between Teacher Candidates' Performance on Praxis I and Praxis II in New Jersey

<p>The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between teacher candidate performance on the <em>Praxis I: Pre-Professional Skills </em>test and select <em>Praxis II: Subject-Area Assessments.</em> <em>Praxis I</em> is a set of three basic skills tests in reading, writing, and mathematics most often used as an admissions tests for teacher education programs. <em>Praxis II</em> is a battery of tests used to assess adequate content knowledge for program exit and for obtaining a license for beginning practice. This research focuses on teacher supply and quality in New Jersey, as demonstrated by teacher candidate performance on <em>Praxis I</em> and <em>Praxis II</em> and explores two hypotheses—whether these tests are a useful screening tool for determining which students do not have the necessary basic skills for pursuing teacher education studies, or if they are a barrier against recruitment of potentially good teacher candidates, especially candidates of color.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

EdD Education Leadership, Management and Policy

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education Leadership, Management and Policy

Year dc:date.available

2014

Author dc:creator

• Owens-Oliver, Cathy R.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Elaine Walker, Ph.D
• Daniel Gutmore, Ph.D
• Terran Brown, Ph.D
• Cory Murphy, Ph.D

• teacher preparation
• admissions
• highly qualified teacher
• teacher licensure
• teacher assessments
• Praxis
• Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarship.shu.edu/dissertations/2214

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarship.shu.edu:dissertations-3276