Abstract
This article evaluates standardized achievement testing as a tool for documenting communication competence and for certifying secondary school teachers, focusing on the National Teacher Examination in speech communication. It outlines historical rationales for objective assessment, reviews the structure of the Pre Professional Skills Test, Core Battery, and specialty area components, and describes ongoing revision of the speech communication specialty test. Detailed content specifications identify eight knowledge domains, including interpersonal communication, public speaking, media literacy, play production, and assessment. By comparing these domains with typical undergraduate curricula, this article exposes misalignments that create barriers for teacher preparation, and it recommends curricular flexibility and closer collaboration between higher education and secondary education to harmonize standards, enhance validation, and ensure reliable measurement of disciplinary achievement.
Recommended Citation
Bostrom, Robert N.
(1990)
"Assessing Achievement With Standardized Tests: The NTE Speech Communication Examination,"
Association for Communication Administration Bulletin: Vol. 72, Article 8.
Available at:
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/aca/vol72/iss1/8
