Entry-level characteristics of teacher candidates who satisfied higher program admission standards were compared with those of candidates who did not. The authors found that those who met the standards scored higher on most, but not all, measures of achievement. The two groups expressed similar educational beliefs and levels of commitment to teaching.
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