Across the United States, doctoral programs in education are in deep reflection about their purpose, content, and expected outcomes for graduates. Many are in the throes of redesign and testing to better differentiate between two pathways to the doctorate--one for scholars preparing for research and academic roles and one for scholar-practitioners…

This sample checklist for teacher education programs in reading is intended to aid colleges and universities in self-evaluation and to aid others rating an institution's teacher-training activities in the area of reading. The checklist specifies the different program modules in the education of reading specialists. The competencies designated for…

A qualitative evaluation of teacher training in Sweden has been in progress since 1969, covering all trainees admitted to schools of education that year and all directors active in teacher training. Questionnaires were distributed to all students on entry, after three semesters, after completion of the field-experience component, and at exit. The…

Surveys faculty in the United States and Canada to determine whether art teacher preparation programs comply with the National Art Education Association's Standards for Art Teacher Preparation Programs (1979). Reports that 59 of 169 respondents indicate that their programs equal or exceed NAEA's recommendations. Discusses the implications of the…

Designed for teams evaluating the reading component of teacher education programs, the guidelines in this paper contain statements to use in determining the degree of understanding that students in teacher education programs have regarding 30 concepts and techniques relating to reading development. The statements are grouped according to the…

The four sections in this booklet describe a teacher education program in English at the University of Georgia by outlining the program, describing the three major on-campus courses and field center experiences, and summarizing the evaluation plan. The first section describes such topics as the students in the program, the major functions of the…

A survey of graduates of the teacher education program at the University of Northern Iowa is summarized. Among topic areas surveyed were respondents' competencies as beginning teachers, problems encountered when beginning to teach, opinions of major problems in public schools, and evaluation of student teaching experiences. (JMF)

This document presents standards for state approval of teacher education programs in South Dakota, incorporating standards developed by the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) and adopted by over thirty states as part of their state policy of accreditation. The document is divided into three…

What little research that has been undertaken regarding the handwriting competence of preservice teachers indicates a decline in the legibility of teachers' handwriting, as well as that of students. With this in mind, a study was conducted to identify methods used in training preservice teachers to teach handwriting, to note changes in the teacher…

This set of standards for evaluating teacher education programs is organized into seven categories: (1) targets (social, institutional, role, and learner expectations); (2) mission, goals, and purposes; (3) objectives; (4) resource allocation; (5) programs; (6) outcomes; and (7) evaluation. The set of standards is based on the assumption that…

An undergraduate competency-based teacher education curriculum was evaluated after it had been in effect for three years. To generate a workable system for the collection and use of formative evaluation data, a list of program characteristics were identified, as well as a set of teaching skills and competencies relating to subject knowledge. Two…

This annual report is an evaluation of an adult basic education teacher training project at California State University in Fullerton in which 5 core courses and 10 elective mini-courses were offered to 25 participants who would eventually be certified as instructors and to interested inservice personnel in Orange County and adjacent areas. The…

The Teaching Skills Program for students in secondary education is a part of a sequence of varied experiences in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, University of Kentucky. Through microteaching, every student participates in the following five teaching experiences: (1) instructional objectives and presentation, (2)…

Although the development of new models is essential to the improvement of teacher preparation programs, the California system of accreditation of teacher education programs seems to hinder innovative program development and evaluation. External assessment in California is based on a discrepancy model which works best when applied to static…

A bibliography and a review of the literature on the evaluation of competency based teacher education programs are presented. The literature review highlights over 150 references which would be helpful to program evaluators with little formal training in evaluation, and covers several aspects of educational evaluation. The general theory of…