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| Table 157. | States requiring testing for initial certification of elementary and secondary teachers, by skills or knowledge assessment and state: 2005 and 2006 |
| State | Assessment for certification, 2005 | Assessment for certification, 2006 | ||||||
| Basic skills exam |
Subject- matter exam |
Knowledge of teaching exam | Assessment of teaching performance |
Basic skills exam |
Subject- matter exam |
Knowledge of teaching exam | Assessment of teaching performance |
|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Alabama | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Alaska | — | — | — | — | X | |||
| Arizona | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Arkansas | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| California | X | — | X | X | — | X | ||
| Colorado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | X | (1) | X | X | X | (1) | X | X |
| Delaware | X | X | X | X | ||||
| District of Columbia | X | X | — | — | X | X | — | — |
| Florida | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Georgia | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Hawaii | X | X | X | — | X | X | X | — |
| Idaho | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Illinois | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Indiana | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Iowa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Kansas | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Kentucky | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Louisiana | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Maine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maryland | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Massachusetts | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Michigan | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Minnesota | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Mississippi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Missouri | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Montana | ||||||||
| Nebraska | — | — | — | — | X | |||
| Nevada | — | — | — | — | — | X | — | — |
| New Hampshire | X | X | X | X | ||||
| New Jersey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| New York | X | X | X | X | ||||
| North Carolina | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ohio | — | — | — | — | X | X | X | |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — | — | X | X | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Rhode Island | X | X | X | X | ||||
| South Carolina | X | X | X | X | ||||
| South Dakota | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Texas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Utah | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Vermont | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Virginia | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Washington | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| West Virginia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Wisconsin | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Wyoming | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| X State requires testing. —Not available. 1 Subject-matter exams are required for persons seeking Connecticut certification in the following areas: art, biology, business education, chemistry, earth science, elementary education, English, family and consumer sciences, French, general science, German, health education, Italian, mathematics, middle school English, middle school mathematics, middle school science, middle school social studies, music, physical education, physics, Russian, social studies, Spanish, special education, and technology education. SOURCE: National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification, The NASDTEC Manual on the Preparation & Certification of Educational Personnel in the United States & Canada, 2005 and 2006. (This table was prepared August 2006.) |
