This article describes the successful stories of the Early Mathematics Education Project at Erikson Institute in Chicago. It intends to address three questions related to the project's work: What is the purpose and scope of the program? How does the program work to enhance the mathematical competence of early childhood teachers? What are the…

The author, who has been involved in one of New York State's mandated competency-based teacher education (CBTE) programs, comments on and criticizes three articles about CBTE. (JF)

This catalog of teacher competencies provides the user with an array of 1,300 competency statements from which descriptions of teachers can be built. The introduction provides a brief history of the development of the catalog and a framework within which to proceed with a competency selection process. The catalog includes: (a) instructions for use…

"Everyone knows what guidance is, don't we?" The author takes a detailed look and urges that we really find out. (Editor)

This module cluster was prepared for the Seventh Cycle Teacher Corps Program at Glassboro State College. The purpose of the module cluster is to enable students to be able to identify and write behavioral objectives. There are no prerequisites for the cluster. The two modules which form the cluster are: (a) Identifying Behavioral Objectives and…

Discusses implications of attempts to specify teacher competencies. Points out that proponents of competency-based programs for teachers belong to the behavioral school of thought, whereas critics of behaviorism are often labeled humanists. (Author/KC)

In establishing performance-based programs, mathematics teachers should understand how behavioral objectives are constructed, applied, analyzed, and evaluated. To construct behavioral objectives, the following factors should be considered: (a) outcome; (b) level of achievement, and (c) evaluation conditions. When behavioral objectives are applied…

Reported is a survey of 587 educators in 20 selected school districts to determine appropriate competence for a prototype training program to prepare curriculum consultants for programs serving exceptional children. The project's major goal is explained to be the development of a performance-based training model which will be generalizable to…

A model of competency based teacher education for kindergarten through grade 12, and the processes by which it was developed, are explained. A data sheet on each of seventeen competencies identifies the desired teacher competency, pupil performance objectives under the Michigan Educational Assessment Program, enabling criteria for the campus and…

The interim report details the process followed in the development by the University of Missouri of 20 module specifications for a competency based training program to prepare curriculum consultants for educational programs serving handicapped children. Major project goals are said to include the systematic identification of competencies, the…

This paper makes a case for the contribution of microteaching to competency based teacher education (CBTE). Microteaching, as a precursor to CBTE, is described as having had a direct influence on its acceptance and development. (JN)