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Table 16.

Question. Is passing any of the following tests required for admission into your initial Teacher Preparation Program?

Respondents Provided

Number of Respondents

% Who Responded

Yes

No

Number of Respondents

Minimum Scores

% Pass

%

%

%

%

%

Total

Undergraduate

Standardized Basic Skills Test

489

74.6

58.8

41.1

229

90.3

67.2

State-approved Basic Skills Test

415

63.3

49.1

50.8

156

81.4

70.5

Standardized Content Area Test

296

45.1

11.4

88.5

18

66.6

72.2

State-approved Content Area Test

289

44.1

8.9

91.0

16

56.2

56.2

Other Test

273

41.6

29.6

70.3

58

75.8

75.8

Post-baccalaureate

Standardized Basic Skills Test

302

46.1

49.3

50.6

121

88.4

71.0

State-approved Basic Skills Test

273

41.6

45.7

54.2

96

82.2

71.8

Standardized Content Area Test

206

31.4

14.0

85.9

15

60.0

73.3

State-approved Content Area Test

201

30.6

15.4

84.5

21

76.1

66.6

Other Test

201

30.6

37.3

62.6

51

82.3

62.7

Control of IHE

Public

Undergraduate

Standardized Basic Skills Test

179

72.4

69.2

30.7

97

88.6

62.8

State-approved Basic Skills Test

146

59.1

59.5

40.4

66

78.7

71.2

Standardized Content Area Test

95

38.4

12.6

87.3

5

80.0

60.0

State-approved Content Area Test

94

38.0

9.5

90.4

5

60.0

40.0

Other Test

92

37.2

31.5

68.4

25

88.0

64.0

Post-baccalaureate

Standardized Basic Skills Test

130

52.6

53.8

46.1

57

85.9

66.6

State-approved Basic Skills Test

115

46.5

50.4

49.5

41

80.4

73.1

Standardized Content Area Test

86

34.8

15.1

84.8

6

50.0

83.3

State-approved Content Area Test

81

32.7

16.0

83.9

8

75.0

62.5

Other Test

89

36.0

43.8

56.1

30

86.6

53.3

Independent non-profit

Undergraduate

294

76.7

53.7

46.2

129

91.4

71.3

Standardized Basic Skills Test

254

66.3

44.4

55.5

87

82.7

70.1

State-approved Basic Skills Test

187

48.8

11.2

88.7

13

61.5

76.9

Standardized Content Area Test

181

47.2

8.8

91.1

10

50.0

70.0

State-approved Content Area Test

169

44.1

28.9

71.0

31

67.7

83.8

Other Test

Post-baccalaureate

Standardized Basic Skills Test

162

42.2

48.1

51.8

64

90.6

75.0

State-approved Basic Skills Test

148

38.6

43.9

56.0

54

83.3

70.3

Standardized Content Area Test

110

28.7

13.6

86.3

9

66.6

66.6

State-approved Content Area Test

110

28.7

15.4

84.5

13

76.9

69.2

Other Test

103

26.8

31.0

68.9

19

73.6

73.6

Profit-making

Undergraduate

Standardized Basic Skills Test

9

52.9

33.3

66.6

2

100.0

50.0

State-approved Basic Skills Test

11

64.7

27.2

72.7

3

100.0

66.6

Standardized Content Area Test

9

52.9

0.0

100.0

0

0.1

0.1

State-approved Content Area Test

10

58.8

10.0

90.0

1

100.0

0.0

Other Test

8

47.0

25.0

75.0

1

100.0

100.0

Post-baccalaureate

Standardized Basic Skills Test

7

41.1

14.2

85.7

0

0.1

0.1

State-approved Basic Skills Test

7

41.1

28.5

71.4

1

100.0

100.0

Standardized Content Area Test

7

41.1

14.2

85.7

0

0.1

0.1

State-approved Content Area Test

7

41.4

14.2

85.7

0

0.1

0.1

Other Test

6

35.2

33.3

66.6

1

100.0

100.0

 

Table 16 (continued).

Question. Is passing any of the following tests required for admission into your initial Teacher Preparation Program?

Respondents Provided

Number of Respondents

% Respondents

Yes

No

Number of Respondents

Minimum Scores

% Pass

%

%

%

%

%

Size of IHE

Less than 1,000

Undergraduate

Standardized Basic Skills Test

86

76.7

68.6

31.3

43

86.0

69.7

State-approved Basic Skills Test

62

55.3

50.0

50.0

24

75.0

66.6

Standardized Content Area Test

40

35.7

17.5

82.5

5

60.0

100.0

State-approved Content Area Test

41

36.6

14.6

85.3

5

60.0

60.0

Other Test

36

32.1

38.8

61.1

7

57.1

100.0

Post-baccalaureate

Standardized Basic Skills Test

28

25.0

60.7

39.2

16

93.7

81.2

State-approved Basic Skills Test

21

18.7

47.6

52.3

8

100.0

75.0

Standardized Content Area Test

14

12.5

14.2

85.7

1

100.0

100.0

State-approved Content Area Test

14

12.5

21.4

78.5

3

100.0

66.6

Other Test

15

13.3

46.6

53.3

4

100.0

75.0

1,000 - 4,999

Undergraduate

Standardized Basic Skills Test

240

79.2

57.0

42.9

112

91.9

65.1

State-approved Basic Skills Test

195

64.3

45.6

54.3

65

87.6

66.1

Standardized Content Area Test

146

48.1

11.6

88.3

6

83.3

50.0

State-approved Content Area Test

138

45.5

7.9

92.0

5

80.0

40.0

Other Test

135

44.5

29.6

70.3

28

71.4

71.4

Post-baccalaureate

Standardized Basic Skills Test

139

45.8

54.6

45.3

60

86.6

71.6

State-approved Basic Skills Test

113

37.2

45.1

54.8

42

83.3

66.6

Standardized Content Area Test

86

28.3

17.4

82.5

10

70.0

60.0

State-approved Content Area Test

85

28.0

16.4

83.5

11

72.7

63.6

Other Test

80

26.4

31.2

68.7

16

68.7

62.5

5,000 - 9,999

Undergraduate

Standardized Basic Skills Test

70

72.9

50.0

50.0

27

100.0

74.0

State-approved Basic Skills Test

74

77.0

55.4

44.5

34

79.4

79.4

Standardized Content Area Test

52

54.1

3.8

96.1

1

100.0

0.0

State-approved Content Area Test

54

56.2

5.5

94.4

3

33.3

66.6

Other Test

44

45.8

18.1

81.8

8

87.5

62.5

Post-baccalaureate

Standardized Basic Skills Test

54

56.2

42.5

57.4

17

100.0

64.7

State-approved Basic Skills Test

61

63.5

54.0

45.9

24

75.0

75.0

Standardized Content Area Test

41

42.7

4.8

95.1

0

0.1

0.1

State-approved Content Area Test

41

42.7

12.1

87.8

4

50.0

75.0

Other Test

34

35.4

29.4

70.5

8

75.0

75.0

10,000 or more

Undergraduate

Standardized Basic Skills Test

89

64.9

61.7

38.2

46

86.9

65.2

State-approved Basic Skills Test

79

57.6

50.6

49.3

30

76.6

73.3

Standardized Content Area Test

55

40.1

12.7

87.2

5

60.0

80.0

State-approved Content Area Test

53

38.6

9.4

90.5

2

50.0

50.0

Other Test

55

40.1

32.7

67.2

14

85.7

78.5

Post-baccalaureate

Standardized Basic Skills Test

79

57.6

40.5

59.4

28

82.1

67.8

State-approved Basic Skills Test

76

55.4

39.4

60.5

21

80.9

80.9

Standardized Content Area Test

64

46.7

15.6

84.3

4

25.0

100.0

State-approved Content Area Test

60

43.7

15.0

85.0

3

100.0

66.6

Other Test

69

50.3

44.9

55.0

22

90.9

54.5