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Virginia board reviews ETS proposal to permit Praxis exams for select endorsements; members press safety and performance concerns
Summary
The Virginia Board of Education heard ETS present Praxis-based assessments as options for school librarian, theater and agriculture endorsements; members asked ETS to map exams to Virginia standards and raised repeated concerns that written tests alone may not capture required hands-on, safety-critical skills.
The Virginia Board of Education heard a presentation from ETS on proposed Praxis assessments that the state could adopt as options for school librarian, theater and agriculture endorsements. Malik McKinley, director of educational partnerships at ETS, outlined test designs, study evidence and offers to provide practice items and Virginia-specific alignments.
Board members said the tests could help address teacher shortages by giving candidates an alternate route to endorsements, but several members pressed for clarity about whether multiple-choice or selected-response exams can accurately measure hands-on, safety-sensitive skills. "I don't think you can give the skills required purely on a written test," one member said, echoing concerns about set construction, lighting rigging and agricultural equipment…
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