Teacher CErtification TEsts
The New York State Teacher Certification Examinations™ (NYSTCE®):
- were established to help identify for certification those candidates who have demonstrated the appropriate level of knowledge and skills that are important for performing the responsibilities of an educator in New York State public schools.
- address New York Education Law and Commissioner's Regulations, which require prospective New York State educators to pass designated tests as a requirement for receiving state certification
- are criterion-referenced, objective-based tests designed to measure a candidate's knowledge and skills in relation to an established standard rather than in relation to the performance of other candidates.
- were developed using textbooks, New York State learning standards and curriculum guides, teacher education curricula, and certification standards and were developed in consultation with committees of New York State teachers, teacher educators, and other content and assessment specialists.
- includes a test for teaching assistant certification, tests for teacher certification, and tests for school leadership (formerly administrator) certification.