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Introduction
Pages 4-5

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... Critics have charged that many of the tests fail to measure critical knowledge and skills in effective ways and that the use of inadequate tests may inappropriately affect the supply of well-qualified teachers and the preparation future teachers receive (Haertel, 1991; National Commission on Teaching and America's Future, 1996; Darling-Hammond et al., 1999~. The federal government recently raised the profile of licensure tests.
From page 5...
... The Committee on Assessment and Teacher Quality was charged with providing guidance to the department and the states in analyzing and revising their systems for the initial licensure of teachers. This interim report covers the first 9 months of the committee's 20-month study.


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