The author presents a general discourse on the nature of performance-based education, in particular, performance-based teacher education, and presents considerations in the education of teachers of science. Pressures originating from the Pennsylvania State Department of Education are examined, as well as the University of Pittsburgh position…

This is the first in a series of four booklets describing the Child Development Associate (CDA) Project at the California State College in Pennsylvania, one of the 13 original CDA pilot programs. Included in this booklet are a brief overview of the national CDA program; a history of the college's involvement in CDA; statistical information about…

This is the third in a series of four booklets describing the Child Development Associate (CDA) Project at the California State College in Pennsylvania, one of the 13 original CDA pilot programs. This booklet describes a self-assessment program to be used as a stimulus for the development of a training plan and includes the following sections:…

The paper's proposition is that many "overtly behavioristic" innovations in teacher education (performance-based education, microteaching, microsupervision, and microcounseling) are not in conflict with the humanistic approach; the critical need for understanding and application of the construct of intentionality demands that humanists…

The Child Development Associate (CDA) trainee who completes this training module will be prepared to establish and maintain a safe and healthy learning environment and to advance the physical and intellectual competencies of preschool children. Contents of the unit emphasize the teacher's responsibility for health care and safety in the preschool,…

An Arkansas project is providing on site competency based training to undergraduate and graduate level personnel of day service centers serving mentally handicapped and otherwise developmentally disabled persons. The program has included five training components: (1) academic courses in early childhood education, (2) an exchange of ideas between…

This bibliography of Child Development Associate (CDA) Program training materials provides an annotated list of currently available learning modules and other related publications. Entries are arranged by date, beginning with recent items, and include title, institution or author name, price, and number of pages. A list of audiovisual materials on…

Prepared as a resource for the Child Development Associate Program (CDA), this annotated bibliography includes publications covering the issues of CDA training, early childhood education, basic CDA competencies, and bilingual/bicultural education. The major part of the bibliography deals with the following 6 basic competencies: (1) setting up and…

This guide lists approved teacher education programs in Texas institutions and is divided into three parts: (1) college approved programs; (2) approved programs for areas of specialization; and (3) approved competency-based programs. Part One of this guide alphabetically lists the Texas institutions with approved teacher education programs.…

A followup study was done in 1980 to determine if trends were evident in the involvement of American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) institutions in competency based teacher education programs (CBTE). The results were compared with those obtained in 1973, 1975, and 1977, revealing some leveling of trends. It was found that…

The purpose of this research was to identify and nationally verify the competencies considered important to local administrators of vocational education. A comprehensive literature search was conducted to identify all relevant administrator competency studies and available competency-based instructional materials. Fifteen studies were located. A…

An inservice teacher education course focusing on specific competencies for vocational teachers is described. Information is provided on course purposes, content, and activities and resources involved in use of the module. Ordering information and a critique of the module are included. (JD)

The Free University of Iran was established for the purpose of expanding higher educational opportunity in all areas of the country and training semiprofessional and professional manpower in Iran, particularly in less developed rural areas. The University initially is concentrating its training in the areas of teacher education, health services,…

The problem defined for this project was to develop a competency based physical education curriculum at the graduate level to prepare individuals to work with handicapped children in the regular class setting. General teaching competencies were adapted to meet the specific needs of teachers working with handicapped children. Current university…