Abstract
As part of a job analysis of teaching conducted for the validation of a battery of initial certification subject area tests, 320 practicing Florida elementary teachers rated statements of teacher knowledge and skill for their importance in certification. A factor analysis of these ratings revealed a correlated configuration of factors: general knowledge and skills of teaching; subject-specific knowledge; theory of curriculum, pedagogy, and psychology; applied educational diagnosis and the maximization of achievement; and the professionalism of teaching. The factor structure obtained from the teachers' ratings was conceptually similar to the test blueprint produced by the examination development committee.
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