Hey there TIPsters: I have a question for you all that occurred to me today. First, a bit of context.
In our program we will be requiring exiting seniors to take the Major Field Test in psychology (put out by ETS). This is the first time for us, so we're not sure what to expect. But, let's assume that (when we examine the scores of our students) our faculty wonder why the students don't score higher. I have to think that one of the best predictors for how well they do on an exam like this (or perhaps the GRE Psych subject test) would be how well *we* instructors do on the same test. Having thunk that thought, it dawned on me that perhaps some programs out there have, in fact, at some point, tried requiring (say) all the people who want to teach Intro Psych to take the GRE subject test and score at or above some threshold. So, these are my questions to you: 1. Have you or anyone you know ever used the GRE subject test (or similar) as a basic competency screen for your instructors? 2. Have any of you ever considered but then rejected it? Why? 3. If the answer to both 1 and 2 are NO, why not? DISCLAIMER: My posing this question should not be taken as an indication that I or anyone I know is about to propose such a thing in our program. In fact, I have to say that such a proposal would probably be rightly regarded as Kryptonite by most faculty. Really, though, once the thought occurred to me as I was musing about the exit exam, I just had to ask some group of people who might be able to give me an answer. Hence, this email. Thanks in advance, Mike Donnelly, PhD UW-Stout Menomonie, WI --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
