Why does the reporting guide require IHEs to include in their pass rates the scores of those who pass or fail a test in a battery, but who have not yet taken all tests in the battery?
The guide has IHEs report pass rates for those who complete their teacher preparation programs in the most recent academic year. Some of these completers may not have taken the full battery of tests for their chosen area of specialization as of the “test closure date”-the date the state selects beyond which scores must be included in a follow-up report on pass rates of that cohort of completers. These individuals, who have not completed the full battery of required tests (for licensure or certification in a given content area or grade level) by the “test closure date,” are considered “partial completers,” and need to be accounted for in any successful reporting system.People may be partial test completers for a variety of reasons, e.g., they may (1) fail an exam, and then decide not to take others or to delay taking others until they are better prepared; (2) move after graduation to a state that uses some but not all of the tests used in the state where the IHE is located; or (3) take
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- Why does the reporting guide require IHEs to include in their pass rates the scores of those who pass or fail a test in a battery, but who have not yet taken all tests in the battery?
- How does the reporting guide ensure an IHEs ability to verify the pass rates attributable to its program completers?
- When should test scores not be used as a Pass/ Fail criterion?
