A teacher trainee needs to acquire skills which will allow him to make the transition from teaching theory to classroom practice successfully; these skills, based on observations of effective teachers and incorporated into a performance curriculum, not only help implement major goals such as individualized instruction and inductive teaching, but…

Examines how school desegregation in a Louisiana parish (county) affected elementary teacher education programs at Louisiana State University, a predominantly White school, and Southern University, a predominantly Black school. (Author/MK)

Although there is not much data on microteaching because it has been in use only nine years, the available data indicates that it is very effective for teacher training courses. Bibliography. (AF)

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…

The University of Massachusetts model is an attempt to institutionalize change by way of a thorough analysis of educational roles, tasks, structure, and objectives. Among the essential characteristics of the model are: its provision for a wide variety of possible overall teacher-training strategies, and its provision for continuous diagnosis of…