The purpose of this Child Development Associate (CDA) training module is to offer guidelines to assist the CDA intern in the development of management functions appropriate for the smooth operation of the classroom learning environment. Objectives are stipulated, activities for each objective are suggested, and an assessment checklist is provided…

This Child Development Associate (CDA) training module provides group management techniques for the CDA intern. Mastery of the material will enable the trainee to plan and carry out daily routines, scheduled activities, transitions, supervisory activities and to deal effectively with unexpected events. Instructional and behavioral objectives are…

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…

This module on promoting vocational education and recruiting eligible students for vocational programs is one of a set of seven on vocational students and is part of a larger series of thirty-four modules constituting a core curriculum intended for use in the professional preparation of vocational educators in the areas of agricultural, business,…

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 study reported was concerned with three major areas of interest. The first was the present status (1973) and projected efforts relative to State Certification Guidelines for Competency Based Teacher Education (CBTE) programs, with special concern in secondary school science teacher certification. The second area of interest related to the…

Utah is a member of a nine-state consortium to study competency-based teacher education and certification programs. This paper presents an overview of the nationwide movement for competency-based teacher education, followed by a description of the situation in Utah. The State Board of Education is making an effort through the Teacher Education and…

The Division of Teacher Education and Psychology at Southwestern Oklahoma State University has developed a unique approach to the task ofimproving teacher education. The uniqueness of the approach lies in (1) the attempt to revise an on-going program without additional funding, personnel, and released time; (2) the use of the basic tenents of…

The objective of the project was to identify and reach a consensus about common core competencies deemed necessary to all vocational teachers, with the goal of developing a strategy for the implementation of competency-based teacher education in Nebraska. A random sample of vocational educators selected a list of vocational education teacher…

Competency Based Teacher Education (CBTE) may be gathering a bandwagon momentum and arousing high expectations, but it needs a realistic examination. Some of the advantages of the CBTE movement are that it specifies student and teacher outcomes, helps individualize instruction, brings about cooperation between the public schools and the colleges…

This report defines 16 designated program competencies of the University of Houston's competency based teacher preparation program and then lists the indicators of each competency. The indicators are separated into three categories, which include (1) behavior of student teachers before or after class, (2) behavior of student teachers during class,…

Two studies are reported which represent an attempt at operationalizing the first step of a seven-step strategy for validating reading-teacher competencies. That step is to develop a procedure whereby the profession might identify the components of reading maturity at various levels. The paper discusses and explores the following three assumptions…

The purpose of this book is to help the preservice education student develop into a competent teacher of science at the elementary school level by experiencing a performance-based approach to teacher education. The book places emphasis on illustrating how performance objectives can play an important role in elementary science education as well as…

This study was conducted to determine the extensiveness and form of credentialing for those persons engaged in staff development. Questionnaires were mailed to the Director of Teacher Education and Certification at the State Department of Education in forty-nine states and the District of Columbia (Texas was not included). All of the…

This study identified specific student teacher behaviors which could indicate success in 16 teaching competency areas. Part 1 of the study, completed by student teaching supervisors, resulted in the identification of the student teaching behaviors considered to be indications of success in each of the 16 competency areas. Part 2 resulted in the…