Abstract
Teacher certification exams are supposed to assess if a student is likely to succeed in teaching. What if an exam seems to be inappropriate? This article is an inquiry of the New York State Content Specialty Test for Early Childhood Candidates, particularly the math section. It raises the issue of whether we are asking the right questions and ascertaining the right data to decide if someone has the appropriate math knowledge and is ready to teach math to young children.
Recommended Citation
McCarthy, D. S. (2023). Testing the Knowledge of Early Childhood Educators. Journal of Inquiry and Action in Education, 12 (1). Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/jiae/vol12/iss1/2
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