Table 27

Table 27.
Question. Is passing any of the following tests required for completion of your
initial Teacher Preparation Program leading to certification to teach?

					Respondents Provided
	Number of Respondents	Yes	No	Number of Respondents	Minimum Scores	% Pass
		%	%		%	%
Total
Undergraduate
Standardized Basic Skills Test	358	39.3	60.6	93	26.8	24.7
State-approved Basic Skills Test	394	51.2	48.7	128	34.3	22.6
Standardized Content Area Test	367	47.6	52.3	116	37.9	18.9
State-approved Content Area Test	397	54.4	45.5	144	33.3	19.4
Other Test	261	43.6	56.3	81	32.0	19.7

Post-baccalaureate
Standardized Basic Skills Test	228	34.6	65.3	56	10.7	30.3
State-approved Basic Skills Test	266	50.0	50.0	93	25.8	27.9
Standardized Content Area Test	240	46.2	53.7	77	25.9	22.0
State-approved Content Area Test	272	55.8	44.1	112	25.0	23.2
Other Test	193	51.2	48.7	73	24.6	26.0

Control of IHE
Public
Undergraduate
Standardized Basic Skills Test	129	36.4	63.5	33	24.2	24.2
State-approved Basic Skills Test	138	42.7	57.2	38	36.8	28.9
Standardized Content Area Test	126	40.4	59.5	37	27.0	21.6
State-approved Content Area Test	142	47.8	52.1	47	27.6	23.4
Other Test	114	45.6	54.3	35	40.0	17.1
Post-baccalaureate
Standardized Basic Skills Test	102	32.3	67.6	25	12.0	20.0
State-approved Basic Skills Test	114	47.3	52.6	34	29.4	32.3
Standardized Content Area Test	105	41.9	58.0	31	29.0	12.9
State-approved Content Area Test	118	53.3	46.6	44	22.7	20.4
Other Test	97	54.6	45.3	37	35.1	21.6

Independent non-profit
Undergraduate
Standardized Basic Skills Test	217	41.0	58.9	55	27.2	25.4
State-approved Basic Skills Test	240	55.0	45.0	81	32.0	17.2
Standardized Content Area Test	227	51.5	48.4	73	42.4	17.8
State-approved Content Area Test	240	57.9	42.0	89	34.8	16.8
Other Test	138	42.0	57.9	43	27.9	20.9
Post-baccalaureate
Standardized Basic Skills Test	118	36.4	63.5	28	7.1	39.2
State-approved Basic Skills Test	142	51.4	48.5	55	23.6	23.6
Standardized Content Area Test	125	49.6	50.4	41	24.3	26.8
State-approved Content Area Test	144	57.6	42.3	63	25.3	23.8
Other Test	91	49.4	50.5	35	14.2	28.5

Profit-making
Undergraduate
Standardized Basic Skills Test	9	33.3	66.6	3	33.3	0.0
State-approved Basic Skills Test	9	55.5	44.4	3	33.3	33.3
Standardized Content Area Test	10	40.0	60.0	3	33.3	0.0
State-approved Content Area Test	10	50.0	50.0	4	50.0	0.0
Other Test	8	50.0	50.0	3	0.0	33.3
Post-baccalaureate
Standardized Basic Skills Test	6	33.3	66.6	2	0.0	50.0
State-approved Basic Skills Test	6	50.0	50.0	2	0.0	50.0
Standardized Content Area Test	8	50.0	50.0	4	0.0	50.0
State-approved Content Area Test	7	57.1	42.8	3	33.3	33.3
Other Test	4	25.0	75.0	1	0.0	100.0

Table 27 (continued).
Question. Is passing any of the following tests required for completion of your
initial Teacher Preparation Program leading to certification to teach?

					Respondents Provided
	Number of Respondents	Yes	No	Number of Respondents	Minimum Scores	% Pass
		%	%		%	%
Size of IHE
Less than 1,000
Undergraduate
Standardized Basic Skills Test	55	40.0	60.0	12	25.0	8.3
State-approved Basic Skills Test	59	54.2	45.7	15	40.0	13.3
Standardized Content Area Test	63	52.3	47.6	19	57.8	5.2
State-approved Content Area Test	58	51.7	48.2	20	45.0	20.0
Other Test	39	43.5	56.4	13	46.1	15.3
Post-baccalaureate
Standardized Basic Skills Test	14	35.7	64.2	4	0.0	0.0
State-approved Basic Skills Test	22	59.0	40.9	9	22.2	22.2
Standardized Content Area Test	18	44.4	55.5	5	20.0	0.0
State-approved Content Area Test	22	63.6	36.3	12	25.0	25.0
Other Test	13	46.1	53.8	5	20.0	40.0

1,000 - 4,999
Undergraduate
Standardized Basic Skills Test	176	44.8	55.1	57	33.3	28.0
State-approved Basic Skills Test	191	56.5	43.4	71	35.2	22.5
Standardized Content Area Test	181	54.6	45.3	64	39.0	23.4
State-approved Content Area Test	197	63.4	36.5	79	32.9	20.2
Other Test	110	43.6	56.3	36	33.3	13.8
Post-baccalaureate
Standardized Basic Skills Test	107	40.1	59.8	30	13.3	43.3
State-approved Basic Skills Test	116	50.8	49.1	43	25.5	25.5
Standardized Content Area Test	111	53.1	46.8	38	28.9	28.9
State-approved Content Area Test	121	61.1	38.8	52	21.1	23.0
Other Test	75	48.0	52.0	26	30.7	15.3

5,000 - 9,999
Undergraduate
Standardized Basic Skills Test	58	36.2	63.7	9	11.1	33.3
State-approved Basic Skills Test	63	41.2	58.7	17	41.1	17.6
Standardized Content Area Test	55	32.7	67.2	14	14.2	14.2
State-approved Content Area Test	60	45.0	55.0	18	44.4	5.5
Other Test	50	44.0	56.0	16	25.0	37.5
Post-baccalaureate
Standardized Basic Skills Test	41	26.8	73.1	6	0.0	33.3
State-approved Basic Skills Test	48	37.5	62.5	12	25.0	33.3
Standardized Content Area Test	43	37.2	62.7	14	21.4	21.4
State-approved Content Area Test	49	53.0	46.9	20	40.0	20.0
Other Test	40	55.0	45.0	19	31.5	42.1

10,000 or more
Undergraduate
Standardized Basic Skills Test	67	25.3	74.6	13	15.3	23.0
State-approved Basic Skills Test	78	42.3	57.6	23	26.0	34.7
Standardized Content Area Test	66	34.8	65.1	17	35.2	17.6
State-approved Content Area Test	79	39.2	60.7	25	20.0	28.0
Other Test	60	41.6	58.3	14	28.5	14.2
Post-baccalaureate
Standardized Basic Skills Test	64	28.1	71.8	14	14.2	14.2
State-approved Basic Skills Test	78	52.5	47.4	28	28.5	32.1
Standardized Content Area Test	67	40.2	59.7	19	26.3	10.5
State-approved Content Area Test	78	46.1	53.8	27	22.2	25.9
Other Test	63	52.3	47.6	21	14.2	23.8

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