Research was conducted exploring the relationship between non-academic and academic variables to scores earned on the four subtests of the Florida Teacher Certification Examination. The 2,858 subjects were categorized by race, sex, highest degree earned, age, years of teaching experience, academic training, state awarding bachelor's degree, and Florida teacher training institution. / Five hypotheses were tested at the .05 level of significance using Student's t test when two variables were compared and an analysis of variance when multiple variables were analyzed. / The following conclusions ensued: (1) Whites earned substantially higher scores than other races on each subtest. (2) Females excelled males in Writing, Reading, and Professional Education while males surpassed females in Mathematics. (3) Each level of higher degree resulted in higher scores. (4) The age group Under 22 surpassed remaining groups. The 26-35 and 36-45 groups excelled the 22-25, 46-55, and Over 55 groups. (5) More years of teaching experience resulted in higher scores. (6) Graduates of NCATE/state approved teacher education programs from states outside Florida excelled similar graduates from Florida. The slightly higher scores earned by the Other States group were attributed to non-academic factors and higher degrees. (7) No differences existed between NCATE/state approved graduates and graduates who satisfied education requirements through a course-by-course evaluation. (8) In the Writing and Mathematics subtests no differences occurred between the Teacher Trained and Not Teacher Trained groups; however, in the Reading subtest the Not Teacher Trained group excelled and in the Professional Education subtest the Teacher trained group prevailed. (9) Substantial differences existed among graduates of Florida state approved programs based on the degree-granting institution. (10) Large discrepancies resulted with respect to the state in which the bachelor's degree was earned. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-10, Section: A, page: 4215. / Thesis (Educat.D.)--The Florida State University, 1981.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74611 |
| Contributors | BURKHALTER, MYRA SHERAM., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 210 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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