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N.Y. Data on New Teacher-Licensing Exams Show Higher Failure Rates By Stephen Sawchuk
N.Y. Data on New Teacher-Licensing Exams Show Higher Failure Rates
A battery of new licensing tests in New York has led to relatively low passing rates for prospective teachers, according to data issued this week by the state education department.
During the 2013-14 testing cycle, 68 percent of candidates passed an exam measuring candidates’ grasp of key English/language arts concepts in the Common Core State Standards, and 77 percent passed an exam focused on pedagogy for teaching English-language learners and students with disabilities.
Empire State teacher-candidates did better on the Teacher Performance Assessment, or edTPA, a national exam that uses videos in part to measure classroom teaching skills, with 81 percent of them passing.
Pass rates on state licensing tests typically fall in the 90-100 percent range.
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