A competency-based assessment procedure for the training and selection of preschool teachers has been developed using the content validation strategy and a variety of measurement techniques. Those certified under this procedure will be called Child Development Associates. A list of competencies, generated and agreed upon by a large number of Child…

After delineating the differences between Competency Based Teacher Education (CBTE) and traditional teacher education, the author analyzes the problems in conducting research on effective teaching/learning processes. He concludes that CBTE provides a better base for such research than traditional teacher education programs do. (SJL)

The author discusses competency-based teacher education and the disagreements about what "competent" means. Among his examples is the Dilemma of the Ditto: can teachers be "competent" without knowing how to run a ditto machine? This is really a profound question because it represents an entire class of questions. (MF)

During an academic year, approximately 60 beginning teachers are assigned to classrooms in the Barrow and Gaines Elementary field centers in Clarke County, Georgia. A checklist consisting of eleven competencies with specific indicators is used to evaluate the performance of each student. (Author)

Reports a study using the perceptions of secondary school science teachers to determine those competencies that all secondary school teachers should possess. (SL)

The significance of incorporating information regarding nonprogram factors as well as program factors in evaluation of teacher education programs is examined. (MM)

Discusses teacher assurance program implemented by Eastern Washington University Department of Education which guarantees its graduates will perform to classroom expectations. Four evaluative measures are discussed in terms of the teacher education program and students: credibility, student marketability, accountability, and program feedback. (DST)

Directs attention to crucial issues facing English teaching in Canada, among them teacher qualifications, the return to basics movement, and unqualified, tenured teachers who are reassigned to teach English from other subject areas. (CRH)

This study analyzed the effectiveness of an instructional model in environmental education and ecological foundations. Preservice elementary science methods students were tested for their ability to define environmental education and to acquire ecological concepts. Results indicate a significant gain in these areas by the experimental group. (MR)

Testing, staffing, and educational objectives of performance-based teacher education programs are discussed. (GW)

To determine the effects of a competency based teacher training program, the performance of 14 master degree students who were in training to become teachers of emotionally disturbed and/or learning disabled children was observed. (SBH)

Briefly describes the history of the program and discusses how it is administered. (DD)

An overview of the program and its components. (DD)

Summarizes the program's evaluation plan. (DD)

Described the andrometer, an educational measuring device which may provide a promising approach to performance-based teacher education. (Author/RK)