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The selection of prospective teachers should be a matter of predicting success on the job, but at present selection is according to other criteria. The criteria currently used in selecting and certifying teachers do not predict job performance and, therefore, need to be reviewed and strengthened immediately.
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Del Schalock, H. (1988). Teacher Selection: A Problem of Admission Criteria, Certification Criteria, or Prediction of Job Performance?. In: Gephart, W.J., Ayers, J.B. (eds) Teacher Education Evaluation. Evaluation in Education and Human Services. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2675-2_1
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