Catalog 2005-2006
Graduate School of Education and Counseling

Information found in this online edition of the 2005-06 Catalog is unofficial and for informational purposes only. The official document of record is the printed edition of the 2005-06 Catalog. For more information, please contact the Dean of the Graduate School.

Please Note: This is the 2005-2006 catalog. It is now out of date, and included here only for archival purposes. Please use the current edition. Thank you.

Testing Required for Program Completion

Oregon uses a system of multiple measures to determine program completion. Students who wish to obtain an Initial Teaching License are required to pass both a basic skills test and a battery of subject matter tests.

Basic skills testing The student may choose to take the Praxis I: Pre-Professional Skills Tests or the California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST). Subject-matter testing Authorizations in early childhood, elementary, and middle-level teaching require passing scores on the Praxis II: Multiple Subjects Assessment for Teachers (MSAT) or the Oregon Educator Licensure Assessments (ORELA) Multiple Subjects Assessment (MSE). (This does not apply to students pursuing art and music endorsements.)

The MSAT consists of two tests, one in a multiple-choice format and one in a constructed-response format; both assess knowledge in language arts, mathematics, science, social science, physical education, fine and performing arts, and human development. The MSE is a criterion-referenced and objective-based test 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. To achieve passing scores on the MSE, candidates must pass two subtests. Candidates who have received preparation at an approved Oregon institution such as Lewis & Clark should register for Subtests I and II, which require candidates to demonstrate competency in reading instruction through work samples in their teacher preparation programs. Each of these subtests covers three test framework subareas and comprises approximately 60 multiple-choice items and two constructed-response items.

Those who want to teach at the middle-level/high school grades must pass Praxis II tests in their specific subject area. Generally there are two or three tests in each subject-area endorsement in some combination of multiple-choice and constructed-response formats.

Because passing of basic skills and subject matter tests is required for program completion in Oregon, those who do not pass the required tests are not considered "program completers" and are not eligible for the Initial Teaching License or for licensure recommendation in any state. Program information required by Section 207 of the Title II Higher Education Act may be found on page 94 and on Lewis & Clark's teacher education Web site at education.lclark.edu/dept/lcteach.