A field exam (Teacher Field Knowledge Test, ÖABT) has been performed to score teachers’ success in their knowledge of the
field to appoint them to state schools. Hence, this study aims to explore the opinions of the test takers who had prepared themselves
for this test in order to interrogate this field exam. Therefore, their opinions about the benefits of this field exam are collected.
Open-ended questions are prepared and sent via the Internet and the answers were analysed through descriptive analysis. The results
reveal that teachers believe in the necessity of the exam which enables to appoint them. These scores they get in the exam are then
used to appoint them to state schools.