This monograph suggests how colleges of teacher education that are attempting to develop and implement a performance-based teacher education (PBTE) program may avoid formulating one that is simply a new orthodoxy. Referring to the experience of the Department of Secondary Education at the University of Toledo as an example, the authors describe…

In a competency-based teacher education (CBTE) program the competencies to be acquired by the prospective teacher and the assessment criteria for those competencies are made explicit, and the prospective teacher is held accountable for meeting those criteria. Specified competencies should be those understandings, skills, behaviors, and attitudes…

This paper explores ways to build highly articulated, well-integrated, competency-based programs for teacher education. The development of two substantive systems in teacher education is discussed--the teacher system (the model of a teacher) and the program system. Five strategies for articulating the model of a teacher are noted: (a) the model of…

This document, an elaboration on "The Report of The Task Force on Teacher Education," presents extracts of most of the specific items from that report, recasts them, and elaborates on them in an effort to prepare the way for the implementation of that original report. The preparation of this document was guided by two objectives: (a) to…

This document reviews the competency-based teacher education movement (CBTE). The first portion discusses the definitions of CBTE. The second portion reviews the basic elements of CBTE: individualized instruction, personalization of instruction, student involvement, effective management systems, and a field-centered approach. Criticisms of CBTE…

This four-part monograph discusses the competency-based teacher education (CBTE) program at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany. The report attempts to (a) state the purpose and goals of the CBTE model, (b) suggest operation procedures, and (c) offer aids to facilitate development of a CBTE program. Part 1 presents a statement of the…

Schematics for professional preparation programs leading to certificates provided for in Texas statutes are presented in this paper. The intent of the design is that all certification programs will be of similar form and that one type of document which clearly communicates the school roles for which the individual has been prepared will be issued.…

As part of a project to develop recommendations for program developments in teacher education, a number of program proposals were developed by members of the Committee on National Program Priorities in Teacher Education (CNPPTE). Abstracts of the program proposals were prepared and circulated to critics who were asked to rate separately the major…

This paper presents a guide for the planning and evaluation of student teachers' performance based on performance objectives. According to the author performance objectives are written sets of behaviors that the student may perform in order to demonstrate achievement. A minimal pattern of performance objectives should be mandated for all student…

Designed to provide direction for those who contemplate establishing a competency-based program for vocational teachers, this monograph contains major papers developed for the Institute on Competency-Based Teacher Education for Virginia Vocational and Technical Teacher Educators held in Blacksburg, November 23-26, 1975. Also included are two…

In a presentation at the 1974 New York State Conference on Competence Based Teacher Education (CBTE) for Teachers of the Deaf, the author discussed issues from the state level related to the new CBTE requirements for elementary and special education teacher preparation programs in New York. (LS)

For part one, see CE 501 730.