This module is one of twelve individualized performance-based modules, each based on a major competency needed by vocational administrators for effectively administering vocational education in local education agencies. The module focuses on developing competency in the following area and subareas: organizing and directing a continuous and…

This module is one of twelve individualized performance-based modules, each based on a major competency needed by vocational administrators for effectively administering vocational education in local education agencies. Designed to prepare local leaders for evaluation activities in vocational centers, comprehensive high schools, and community…

To assist cement mason instructors in providing comprehensive instruction to their students, this curriculum guide treats both the skills and information necessary for cement masons in commercial and industrial construction. Ten sections are included, as follow: related information, covering orientation, safety, the history of cement, and applying…

Intended to be used by secretarial science students in a single skills laboratory, this performance based instructional unit on spelling contains ten assignments covering the following areas: pronunciation, homonyms, often confused words, compound and hyphenated words, "ei" and "ie" words, silent "e" words, prefixes, suffixes, word endings, and…

This Alberta curriculum guide defines competencies that help students build daily living skills, investigate career options in financial management, use technology in the financial management field effectively and efficiently, and prepare for entry into the workplace or related postsecondary programs. The first section provides a program rationale…

This handbook has been prepared for teacher educators involved in designing instructional modules in competency-based teacher education programs. Its contents present: (1) a rationale for competency-based teacher education and instructional modules; (2) an overview of the handbook; (3) explanation of the hierarchy of structure existing from single…

This book, developed primarily for use in inservice teacher education programs, presents eleven teacher competencies relating to multicultural education, together with strategies for their acquisition. The first section of the book presents five articles describing the historical evolvement and purpose of multicultural education. The competencies…

This document is a companion volume to the paper "Resources for School Based Teacher Educators" and is composed of specifications of objectives, indicators of attainment, and assessment criteria for the twenty competencies outlined in that volume. Each competency is divided into a number of sub-competencies, for which behavioral…

The purpose of this learning module developed at the University of Houston is to aid the prospective teacher in defining problems so that decision making can be handled in a flexible manner. The student is presented with five situations and asked to define the problem from the point of view of the student, the teacher, and the parent. The module…

This packet is concerned with the problem of choosing and writing educational goals and objectives and the determination of goal achievement with emphasis on: (a) the determining valid goals and objectives; (b) stating goals and objectives in terms that are measurable; and (c) measuring the achievement of goals and objectives. Section one reviews…

This 2-hour seminar is designed for institutions that have a traditional teacher education program but whose faculty or state department of education is considering a change towards performance-based teacher education. The materials required for this seminar include both readings and filmstrips. After completing this module, each participant…

The pros and cons of competency based teacher education are presented, and opinions re: the merit of exploring an action model are given. (JC)

This module is the fourth in a series that is designed to help students achieve greater professional and personal success as power line technicians. Each module represents one or more complete units of instruction with components organized into one instructor and one student "package": the instructor's manual and the student workbook.…

This module is the fifth in a series that is designed to help students achieve greater professional and personal success as power line technicians. Each module represents one or more complete units of instruction with components organized into one instructor and one student "package": the instructor's manual and the student workbook. The…

This module is the fourth of five in the Commercial Art series. The curriculum guide is designed for competency-based teaching and testing. Within this module on computer graphics are six instructional units. A cross-reference table reveals how the instructional components of the module relate to Missouri competencies. Each unit includes some or…