Competency-based teacher education (CBTE) cannot be defended unless a systematic large-scale research effort is directed to discovering the linkage between patterns of teacher behavior and student change. A more immediate need, however, is the development of techniques that (a) permit assessment of skills trainees possess, and (b) provide training…

This is one of a series of eight Teacher Education Modules developed by Adams State College Teacher Corps Program. The 11 modules in this social studies sequence for the elementary education student have five goals: a) to enable interns to participate in inductive learning situations, b) to introduce interns to some basic concepts of each of the…

This document reports on the efforts of one teacher training program, the Early Childhood Integrated Year Program at Queens College, CUNY, to implement performance-competency-based teacher education (P-CBTE) with specific reference to the use of instructional modules as a strategy for developing competencies. The philosophy underlying the program…

Presented is a discussion of the evaluation of a parity model, competency-based teacher education (CBTE) program in science education. The evaluation design seeks answers to six questions: (1) Does a competent teacher emerge from the program? (2) Is the program valid with respect to the Concerns Model postulated by Fuller's work? (3) Do the…

This student guide is part of a learning module on the language concept of feedback related to effective teaching, which was developed as part of the Utah State University Protocol Materials Project. The complete module consists of the student guide, a protocol film, and testing materials. The student guide contains: (a) an introduction to…

This study analyzed 42 of the 50 studies on performance-based teacher education cited by Rosenshine and Furst and the teaching variables proposed. The studies were analyzed for seven characteristics: a) criterion of student achievement, b) operational definitions of teaching behavior, c) statistical results, d) legitimacy of statistical tests, e)…

In order to develop teachers who are able to provide effective education to all youth in general and culturally distinct youth in particular, it is necessary that teachers have a commitment to the goal of effective education for all and that they meet this goal by demonstrating competence in the manipulation of content in cultural context.…

This learning module is designed to provide the student with an overview of the main areas and manner in which linguistics has influenced second-language teaching and to enable him to: (a) identify the characteristics of language; (b) identify the characteristics of linguistic analysis; (c) define the role of transformational-generative grammar,…

This learning module is designed to provide the prospective second-language teacher with an overview of the social and psychological factors affecting second-language learning and practical classroom application of this knowledge. The specific objectives of the module are to: (a) enable the student to explain the roles of attitude, age, aptitude,…

This learning module focuses on the role of the community coordinator in the Teacher Corps and is designed to provide the student with knowledge about the role of the community coordinator and about community-based education. The module is divided into two sections, the first of which consists of written test/exercises on (a) the organizational…

This paper reports the results of a survey undertaken to determine (1) the extent to which teacher competencies are utilized, and (2) when teachers should receive training in the sub-category or terminal tasks. The survey instrument, sent to 950 high school teachers, involved competencies recommended in the 10 U.S. Office of Education Model…

This paper discusses the use of the terms "competence" and "performance" in teacher education. The education literature differentiating between the two concepts is reviewed. The author borrows a number of concepts from the field of linguistics, especially those of Chomsky and his colleagues, to construct a theory with respect…

This document describes the competency-based teacher education program developed as a joint effort between Glassboro State College and the Camden City School System in a Teacher Corps project. The following competencies for elementary teachers, developed for the project, are listed and described: a) competence in instructional skills, b)…

This is one of several module clusters developed for the Camden Teacher Corps project. This module cluster is designed to introduce students to urban studies through the application of a geographic approach. Although geography shares with other social sciences many concepts and methods, it has contributed a distinctive set of viewpoints and a…

Competency-based teacher education should be directed toward teaching skills that have an impact on learners. Studies are needed that assess the effects of teachers using various skills on the achievement and attitudes of their pupils. In this study, teachers studied question asking skills in an inservice training program. The effects of the…