ACT Scores and Selective Admissions: An Exploratory Look at Some One-Time Data.

Autor/inn/en	Watkins, J. Foster; Stanford, Ronnie L.
Titel	ACT Scores and Selective Admissions: An Exploratory Look at Some One-Time Data.
Quelle	(1983), (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Admission Criteria; Educational Testing; Grade Point Average; Higher Education; Norm Referenced Tests; Preservice Teacher Education; Selective Admission; Standardized Tests; State Standards; Teacher Certification; Test Validity; Alabama; ACT Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Zulassung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Bildungsselektion; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Testvalidität; Assessment; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Hochschulzulassung
Abstract	The impact of admission criteria to teacher education programs in Alabama and the impact of a recently established exit examination required for certification were examined. Current admission criteria included: (1) completion of 60 semester hours of the approved general studies program with a grade point average (GPA) of at least 1.2 on a 3.0 scale; (2) a minimum score of 70 on the Alabama English Language Proficiency Test; and (3) a minimum score of 16 on the American College Test (ACT). Students must also make formal written application, complete interviews with faculty, and have pre-professional laboratory experiences designed to aid in making career decisions. Certification depends upon successfully completing the program and passing the Alabama Initial Teacher Certification Test (AITCT) which includes a Basic Professional Studies Test (BP) and a Teaching Field Test (TF). An analysis of correlational relationships among ACT scores, GPA, and the BP and TF portions of the AITCT, based on a sample of 150 graduates, raised questions regarding reliance on a norm-referenced measure such as the ACT for making admission, retention, and certification decisions at any of the several decision points in the process of teacher education. (JD)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC