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| Table 234.50. | Required testing for initial certification of elementary and secondary school teachers, by type of assessment and state: 2012 and 2013 |
| State | Assessment for certification, 2012 | Assessment for certification, 2013 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | X | ||||||
| Arizona | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Arkansas | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| California | X | — | X | X | — | X | ||
| Colorado | X | X | ||||||
| Connecticut | X | X | X | X | X | X | — | — |
| Delaware | X | X | X | X | ||||
| District of Columbia | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Florida | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Georgia | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Hawaii | X | X | — | X | X | — | ||
| Idaho | 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 | 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 | X | ||||||
| Nevada | — | X | — | — | — | 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 | — | X | — | — | — | X | — | — |
| Ohio | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Oklahoma | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oregon | X | X | X | X | 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 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Tennessee | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Texas | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| —Not available. | ||||||||
| X Denotes that the state requires testing. A blank denotes that the state does not require testing. | ||||||||
| SOURCE: National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC), NASDTEC Knowledgebase, retrieved August 8, 2013, from https://www.nasdtec.info/. (This table was prepared August 2013.) |