I have an unanswered question. Why write a new exit exam? Why not use the CBEST exam, the one they use to determine if a person has the basic knowledge necessary to get a teaching certificate?

Teacher candidates no longer have to take the California Basic Skills Test, or CBEST, or the California Subject Matter Exams for Teachers, referred to as CSET to earn a credential. The CBEST tests ...

Teacher candidates no longer have to take the California Basic Skills Test, or CBEST, or the California Subject Matter Exams for Teachers, referred to as CSET to earn a credential. The CBEST tests ...

Sample tests and questions are also available on the Praxis and CBEST websites where you register for the tests. Although the University is not a test site, there are several testing centers in the ...

The CBEST ran off track from its inception. Rather than being created by employment-testing experts like a civil service exam, it was a high-profile political showpiece, divorced from critical ...

Teacher candidates no longer have to take the California Basic Skills Test (CBEST) or California Subject Matter Exams (CSET) to earn a credential. However, this doesn't mean that just anyone can ...

The second way is to pass one or more subject matter examinations. The CSET and Single Subject Assessments for Teaching are two testing programs used by the CCTC for this purpose.

California may require fewer tests to be a teacher” (News, May 13): Allowing teacher candidates to substitute college course work for the California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST ...

“The CBEST is intended to establish only a minimum level of competence,” Judge Susan Graber wrote. Last year, a three-judge panel of the same circuit court upheld the test’s usage. But a ...