This monograph contains a set of criteria to be used in helping program planners and administrators define competency based teacher education (CBTE) in the contexts of their situations. The criteria are the result of the collective work of individuals at 12 institutions of teacher education, and have been used: (1) by individuals in operational…

Teaching is an omnibus profession, but each teacher is a self-sufficient individual and many yardsticks are needed to measure competence in this role. The evaluation of a teacher should, in principle, be bound to what students learn and to the attitudes and values they hold over the long haul. In practice, however, we tend to separate teaching…

This paper attempts to provide a synthesis of the best available knowledge on ways to evaluate the effectiveness of foreiqn language programs. Procedures that have worked well are outlined, an evaluation model is suggested, and a list of specific guidelines, checklists, and other resources is provided. The results of a survey designed to get…