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Keywords:: teacher licensure system; Wisconsin of USA; teacher education standards; teacher license; development-oriented teacher assessment

Abstract:: The teacher licensure system in Wisconsin of USA has a long history. The current teacher education standards and teacher licensing system have several obvious strengths, such as the strict requirements for license, the substantial contents in teacher education standards, the emphasis on comprehensive quality in teacher preparation program, and the process-based and development-oriented teacher assessment. However, an examination of their shortcomings can also enable us to recognize: any teacher licensure system is a compromise between different interest groups; and the construction of effective teacher education governance characterized by democratic decision-making among multiple stakeholders is an important prerequisite for the success of teacher licensure.