This study guide covers the 3 content categories found on the NYSTCE ATS-W Elementary Assessment of Teaching Skills - Written 90 teacher certification exam: Student Development and Learning; Instruction and Assessment; and The Professional Environment. You can also test your knowledge with a comprehensive 80-question sample test and 1 constructed-response example essay.

Comprehensive review of the material covered on the test, effective strategies to help students score higher, plus 3 practice tests with explanations for each answer choice.

Includes 16 competencies/skills found on the GACE Special Education General Curriculum test and 380 sample-test questions. This guide, aligned specifically to standards prescribed by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission, covers the sub-areas of Understanding Students with Disabilities; Assessing Students and Developing Programs; Promoting Student Development and Learning; and Working in a Professional Environment.

From understanding human development to strategies of ensuring special needs and exceptional abilities students are an integral part of the class, this comprehensive NYSTCE ATS-W study guide provides content for the domains of Student Development and Learning; Instruction and Assessment; and the Professional Environment. Once you've mastered the material, test your skills and knowledge with 140 multiple-choice questions and an essay response. All questions include question rigor level and detailed answer rationales to further your comprehension and preparation. In addition to a brand new layout, this edition features a bonus Language Arts and Sciences Test (LAST) section. You can also purchase flashcards at www.xamonline.com for additional help.

Americans have adopted a reform agenda for their schools that calls for excellence in teaching and learning. School officials across the nation are hard at work targeting instruction at high levels for all students. Gaps remain, however, between the nation's educational aspirations and student achievement. To address these gaps, policy makers have recently focused on the qualifications of teachers and the preparation of teacher candidates. This book examines the appropriateness and technical quality of teacher licensure tests currently in use, evaluates the merits of using licensure test results to hold states and institutions of higher education accountable for the quality of teacher preparation and licensure, and suggests alternatives for developing and assessing beginning teacher competence. Teaching is a complex activity. Definitions of quality teaching have changed and will continue to change over time as society's values change. This book provides policy makers, teacher testers, and teacher educators with advice on how to use current tests to assess teacher candidates and evaluate teacher preparation, ensuring that America's youth are being taught by the most qualified candidates.