Patricia Brooks, assistant dean of the College of Education of Mississippi Valley State University, said information on free or low-cost study aids “should be most useful to us and the conference is a great benefit to all of us.”
Dr. Andolyn B. Harrison, chairman of the Department of Educational Leadership of Grambling State University in Louisiana, said ETS had provided “information that we can take back … to ensure that our students improve their scores.” She cited free online “webinars” that ETS initiated this month to answer faculty and students’ questions about the exams.
Dr. Josephine Posey, dean of the School of Education and Psychology of Alcorn State University in Mississippi, said she benefited most from brief presentations by selected representatives on their teacher-education programs and how they teach students to take the tests.
“We did get ideas from each other and saw how we complemented each other,” Posey said. “The sharing of resources was valuable.”
Scatton said ETS plans to continue the conferences, possibly with adjustments based on the suggestions from this year’s session and with more schools.
ETS also plans to present more 45-minute Web seminars, or webinars, to help Praxis I test takers develop a study plan. For more information, log on to http://ntis12.ets.org/SF/7998-B.html
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