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R Eport Resumes R EPORTRESUMES ED 011 169 SP 001 388 TEACHER SELECTION METHODS. BY- GILBERT, HARRY B. LANG, GERHARD NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION,BROOKLYN, N.Y. JUN 6T REPORT NUMBER BR-6 -1665 PUB DATE GRANT OEG- 1- 6- 061665 -1624 EDRS PRICE MF....$1.00 HC...$10.16 252P. DESCRIPTORS- *CONFERENCES,*GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES,INDUSTRY, PERSONNEL SELECTION, RESEARCH,TEACHER RECRUITMENT, *TEACHER SELECTION, TEACHER SHORTAGE,TEACHER SUPPLY AND DEMAND, *URBAN SCHOOLS, THIS REPORT OF A TWO -DAYCONFERENCE ON TEACHER SELECTION METHODS, ATTENDED BY 45EXPERTS IN THE FIELD, CONTAINS13' POSITION PAPERS DEALING WITH(1) PERSONNEL SELECTION IN NON-TEACHING FIELDS,(2) PROBLEMS IN TEACHERSELECTION, RECRUITMENT AND IN VALIDATION OFSELECTION PROCEDURES, AND (3) NEEDED RESEARCH IN TEACHERSELECTION --ALSO CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS ON (A) TEACHER SELECTIONMETHODS,(B) PERSONNEL SELECTION IN INDUSTRY, (C) PERSONNELIN CIVIL SERVICE, (D) DESIRABLE POLICIES ANDPROCEDURES FOR SELECTION OFTEACHERS, (E) PROBLEMS IN VALIDATINGTEACHER SELECTION POLICIESAND PROCEDURES,(F) NEEDED RESEARCH IN THEAREA OF TEACHER SELECTION, AND (G) SUMMATION OF THECONFERENCE. RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDED (1) NEWAND IMPROVED SELECTION PROCEDURES,(2) BETTER UTILIZATION OfEDUCATIONAL MANPOWER, (3) SYSTEMATIC PLANNED REGIONALSEMINARS AND ANNUAL CONFERENCES. (AW) FINAL REPORT Project No. 6-1665 Grant No. 010 1-6-061665-1624 TEACHER SELECTION METHODS June 1967 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE Office of Education Suntan of Research U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED EXACTLY AS MOVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGINATING IT.POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY. TEACHER SELECTION METHODS1 Project No 6-1665 Grant No. OEG 1-6-061665-1624 Harry B. Gilbert (PennsylvaniaState University Gerhard Lang Montclair State College June 1967 The research reported herein was performed pursuant to a grant with the Office of Education, U.S. De- partment of Health, Education, and Welfare. Con- tractors undertaking such projects under Government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their professional judgment in the conduct of the project. Points of view or opinions stated do not, therefore, necessarily represent official Office of Education position or policy. BOARD OF EXAMINERS Board of Education of The City of New York New York, New York Board of Education of The City of New York BOARD OF EXAMINERS* * Isidore Bogen, Chairman Paul Denn, Vice-Chairman ** Harry B. Gilbert Jay E. Greene Arthur Klein Samuel Streicher Murray Rockowitz Gertrude E. Unser *** Bernard E. Donovan Superintendent of Schools, ex-officio Serving as acting examiner: Irving J. Gold * deceased 41* on terminal leave ***represented by TheodoreH. Lang, Deputy Superintendent of Schools, Office of Personnel Acknowledgments The preparation for a conference of this magnitude called for considerable cooperation and generous expenditure of energy. Many individuals are to be thanked, and it is hoped that oversights will be forgiven. Grateful acknowledgment is expressed for the contributions of the following: Louise C. Klein, who served as conference secretary and ably attended to the many details of organizing the conference Jerrold Eisenberg, who conscientiously tape recorded the proceedings Paul Fitzgerald, who performed many administrative and statistical tasks Barbara Cassel and Shirley Robbins for transcribing the tapes, a difficult feat well done Mary Lou Woods, for competently typing the final report Nathan Engelberg and Samuel Cooperman, who handled many routines and photocopied strenuously. Most of all, we are grateful to the United States Office of Education for making the conference and publication of proceedings possible. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page BOARD OF EXAMINERS ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS iii SECTION I. INTRODUCTION 1 II. POSITION PAPERS 4 Selection Procedures at Standard Oil Company(New Jersey) by Paul C. Baker, Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. 4 Personnel Selection Practices in Industry by Douglas W. Bray, American Telephone and TelegraphCo. 17 Personnel Selection Practices in New York CityCivil Service by Bernard Berger, Department of Personnel, TheCity of New York 26 Lifhe Relevance to Teacher Selection of Civil ServicePersonnel Selection Practices in New York State by Thomas L. Bransford, New York StateCivil Service Department 314 Selection Methods in the Federal Merit System by Raymond Jacobson, U.S. Civil ServiceCommission . 41 /Impact of Critical Shortages onTeacher Recruitment and X/ Selection Policies by William B. Brown, Los Angeles CitySchools Desirable Policies and Procedures forTeacher Selection by George B. Redfern, American Associationof School Administrators 61 The Problem of Recruitment . 69 by Albert Schiff, Detroit PublicSchools . iCriteria: Problems in Validating Teacher Selection 1fPolicies and Procedures by David G. Ryans, University of Hawaii 81 -iv- SECTION Page II. (continued) VSome Notes on Validating TeacherSelection Procedures by Donald M. Medley, EducationalTesting Service . 95 Criterion Problems in ValidatingTeacher Selection ,Policies and Procedures by Harold E. Mitzel, PennsylvaniaState University . 99 Needed Research in Teacher Selection by John C. Flanagan, AmericanInstitutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences 103 Needed Research in the Area ofTeacher Selection by Harry B. Gilbert, PennsylvaniaState University . III. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS Greetings: Paul Denn, Board of Examiners Background and Objectives ofConference: Harry B. Gilbert, Pennsylvania State University 111 Session No. 1: Teacher Selection Methods in theUnited States 114 . 111 Chairman: Gertrude E. Unser, Board of Examiners . Teacher Selection Methods in LargePublic School Systems in the U.S.:Gerhard Lang, Montclair State College 115 Teacher Selection Methods in Sixty-twoSchool Systems Affiliated with the MetropolitanSchool Study Council: Perry M. Kalick, Hunter College ofthe City University of New York 117 Discussion 118 Session No. 2: Personnel Selection Practices inIndustry . 125 -procedures currently utilized -validity of selection procedures - relevancyof industrial selection practices to selection of teachers Chairman: Jay E. Greene, Board of Examiners 125 -v- I Page SECTION III. (continued Paul Baker, Standard OilCompany of New Jersey 125 Douglas W. Bray, AmericanTelephone and Telegraph Co. 129 131 Discussion Session No. 3: Personnel Selection Practicesin Civil Service 140 -procedures currently. utilized -validity of selection procedures -relevancy of civil serviceselection procedures to selection of teachers . 140 Chairman: Samuel Streicher, Board ofExaminers Bernard Berger, Departmentof Personnel, The City of New York 141 Thomas L. Bransford, New YorkState Civil Service Department 142 Raymond Jacobson, U.S. CivilService Commission 145 Discussion 149 Sesdon No.4: Desirable Policies andProcedures for Selection of Teachers 159 159 Chairman:Arthur Klein, Board ofExaminers William B. Brown, LosAngeles City George Redfern, AmericanAssociation of School Administrators Albert Sciaiff, DetroitPublic Schools . 173 Discussion Session No. 5: Criteria: Problems in ValidatingTeacher Selection Policies andProcedures 180 180 Chairman: Paul Denn, Board of Examiners David G. Ryans, Universityof Hawaii 180 Donald Medley, EducationalTesting Service . 187 Harold Mitzel, PennsylvaniaState University.187 188 Discussion -vi- SECTION Page III. (convinued) Session No. 6:Open Discussion 193 Chairman: Paul Denn, Board of Examiners 193 Session No. 7: Needed Research in the Area of Teacher Selection 209 Chairman: Murray Rockowitz, Board of Examiners . 210 John C. Flanagan, American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences . 211 Harry B. Gilbert, Pennsylvania State University 217 Discussion 221 Session No. 8:Summation of Conference 229 Chairman: Harry B. Gilbert, Pennsylvania State University 229 IV. REVIEW OF CONFERENCE Synthesis of Discussions 236 Blueprint for Action Evaluation of Conference LIST OF PARTICIPANTS 2223441 -vii- SECTION I: INTRODUCTION The current national shortage posesserious problems to those responsible for selectingteachers in local school districts. On the one hand, there isalways the danger that selectiontech- niques may screen out applicantswho would have proved to be com- petent teachers. False negatives, in the technicallanguage of the personnel man. But, on the other hand, the veryshortage serves to attract marginal prospects,and indeed, applicants who areserious- ly lacking in basic educationthemselves, let alone the ability to teach. It becomes essential,therefore, to examine procedures in the selection of teachers, to makecertain that the techniques are reliable and valid, as well asunderstandable and acceptable to the community. In this context, the Boardof Examiners of the public schools of the City of New York,the largest teacher selection agency in thecountry, has undertaken a seriesof steps to study the field of teacher selection forits relevance locally as well as nationally. The first step in this process was a surveyof teacher selection policies and proceduresin large public school systems in the United States. Aided by a grant from the UnitedStates Office of Education, this study has beencompleted and has been available in booklet form. The next step is theconference, which is summarized in these proceedings. A group of experts in thefield of teacher se- lection was invited to meet for atwo-day conference to explore and make specific recommendationswith respect
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