The aim of the research is to measure interrelation between VET quality and the level of teachers' education and training and to identify directions for their improving. The working hypothesis of the research is the assumption that education and training of graduates from colleges (specialists) will be of high quality if competencies are developed…

The observation of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Committee on Performance Based Teacher Education (PBTE) on the state of the art of PBTE in 1975 are presented in this publication. The Committee states that PBTE may be defined as a process for improving the preparation and development of educational personnel. This…

The purpose of this paper is to examine the perceptions and opinions of the 128 students who have matriculated in a competency-based reading methods course at Rhode Island College. The course presently consists of 54 objectives in 14 instructional modules. Alternate learning activities and various postassessment options are listed in each module,…

Examines the development and implementation of a multicultural education workshop designed to help future elementary school teachers prepare for classroom student diversity. Student journals and faculty perceptions are used in an outcome analysis that reveals an increase in participant knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for the…

This report describes in detail a performance objective curriculum designed to help disadvantaged prekindergarten and kindergarten urban children attain the skills required to be at grade level in reading and mathematics and at the national norm in I.Q. by grade 1. The program is designed to systematically develop students' skills in 10 critical…

Thirteen papers constitute the major portion of the proceedings of a conference designed to review and analyze current research, to identify research priorities, and to provide a challenge for the continuing improvement of the planning, conduct, and implementation of research in agricultural education: (1) Research in Agricultural Education from a…

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…

This monograph presents a general view of the results of implementation of performance-based teacher education programs (PBTE). Part I includes an overview of PBTE and a brief description of PBTE-oriented institutions selected by the PBTE committee. The overview concerns introductory information, the basic approach to implementation and an…

This document contains 47 presentations which focus on professional preparation of personnel in vocational-technical education and industry as an essential step in achieving excellence in educational and industrial training programs. The presentations include "Critical Issues Facing Vocational Teacher Education" (Zellner, Parrish); "A Call for…

The article describes revisions in the Field Study Interaction Approach (FSIA), a noncategorical teacher education approach combining increased practicum experience and competency based instruction with affective components related to self concept. Results of a second study of FSIA are reported. (CL)

This book provides a review of (primarily Australian) research on competency-based training (CBT). It includes information on the industrial and economic contexts that formed the backdrop for training reform in Australia. Information is presented to show how implementation of CBT has affected teaching, learning, and administration in vocational…

The data generated by this study indicate that a CBTE training program can constitute a significant improvement over traditional programs of teacher education. (MB)

This report is a collection of research information on competency based teacher education (CBTE) programs. The methods of collecting data consisted of two surveys sent to teacher education institutions and an ERIC search using a variety of descriptors. In total, information was obtained relating to 56 institutions and 65 programs from 66 different…

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…