In an attempt to establish the rank ordering of the 17 personal and professional traits identified by Lehman College as "student teacher competencies," this questionnaire was circulated to 87 student and cooperating teachers during the fall 1977 and the spring 1978 semesters. The results indicate a medium to high level of consistency in the rating…

The purposes of this study were to determine (1) if the majority of Texas professors of reading agree on the value of 15 instructional experiences for preservice teachers of reading, (2) to what extent the 15 selected instructional activities are already required for prospective reading teachers, and (3) some of the basic competencies that college…

The characteristics, strengths, and limitations of competency-based teacher education are examined. The future of this approach to teacher education is discussed. (SD)

The research of Hebert, with regard to the competencies that teachers of beginning typewriting should have, is translated into a format thought to be useful to the teacher educator. A list of performance goals and objectives that might be used in typewriting methods program is included. (Author/HD)

Suggestions are given on how a competency-based teacher-education program might focus on nontrivial tasks and measure them in ways that are not merely based on checklists. (MK)

The author seeks to refute the narrowly behavioralistic image of Competency Based Teacher Education (CBTE) and proposes an atypical CBTE program, combining both cognitive and behavioral competencies, as a model for Canadian teacher education. The research and planning necessary to achieve this model are outlined. (SJL)

This fourth in a series of eight learning modules on professional role and development is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers assistance in developing the attitudes and competencies necessary to carrying out their professional responsibilities in serving the school and community (beyond the specific responsibilities of…

This module on applying curriculum specifics to vocational education is one of a set of four on stages and structure of curriculum development and is part of a larger series of thirty-four modules comprising a core curriculum intended for use in the professional preparation of vocational educators in the areas of agricultural, business, home…

The semantic module of the language development curriculum portion of the Early Childhood-Special Education Teacher Preparaton Program at the University of Virginia includes the following: (1) outlines of the ontogeny of semantic development of children from 3 to 92 months of age, and of the basic concepts of young children viewed as semantic…

This second in a series of eight learning modules on professional role and development is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers aid in serving their profession by helping them become aware of the various ways they can serve it (e.g., through active support of organizations representing the profession, volunteer work on…

This individualized course guide for students of secondary social studies education consists primarily of modules of which some must be mastered or attempted and some are optional. Also included are prerequisites for the course and a number of experiences which are designed to develop insight into the teaching role. This is the last of three…

This report represents efforts by the secondary education team at Indiana University Northwest to reorganize its secondary teacher education program. The new program evolved from the professional roles that the team envisioned for its graduates and the behavioral competencies needed to fulfill these roles. A model was designed to characterize the…

This first in a series of ten learning modules on the establishment of cooperative education guidelines is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teacher-coordinators knowledge of the characteristics of cooperative vocational education and experience in developing criteria for screening prospective students and for evaluating…

This first in a series of eight learning modules on professional role and development is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers aid in learning how to keep up to date and in developing the attitudes and habits which will serve to keep them up to date in their careers as educators. The terminal objective for the module is…