The development of an instrument to measure creative teaching abilities, the Creative Teaching Dilemma (CTD), involved three phases. The instrument was constructed and refined, and scoring procedures were outlined. The activities comprising the CTD included defining the teaching dilemma, gathering additional facts, identifying and stating the…

There exists a need to explore issues regarding entry/exit level criteria and assessment practices in bilingual teacher training programs. Among the few studies on this topic, one is summarized here. Relevant data are analyzed and summarized and models for assessment are presented. A survey of 127 items was mailed to 93 randomly selected teacher…

This paper describes the state of training, licensing, and certification of early childhood personnel in the state of Washington. Arguing that presently in the state there is no set of regulations dealing with both certification and/or licensing of personnel working in early childhood programs, the author recommends a coordinated effort in…

The world is a dynamic environment driven by technology that challenges each individual in a unique way. No longer is the ability to read and write sufficient because technological change affects nearly every aspect of one's life from "enabling citizens to perform routine tasks to requiring that they are able to make responsible, informed…

A consortium approach in Delaware's State technical schools offers a common B. S. degree competency-based program to persons seeking a teaching career in either trade and industry or industrial arts. (Author/AJ)

Reports have shown that our nation's school teachers have neither the knowledge nor interest in educational research and tend to shy away from its findings. The author suggests that this problem can be minimized if CBTE programs would include activities designed to develop skills for interpreting and applying research findings. (Editor/RK)

The conception of an occupational education delivery system for an institution located in an urban community was realized at Chicago State University through changes in administrative structure and curriculum, an interdisciplinary faculty approach, a contemporary cooperative work experience program, and a cooperative urban teacher education…

A detailed explanation is given of the field-based component of the University of Toledo (Ohio) competency-based teacher education program. Locations for field-based experiences of program participants are spread throughout the Toledo area in twenty-two public and private schools following the individually guided education (IGE) model. Rationale…

This inventory of social studies teaching competencies was developed to serve as a model and guide for social studies instruction in Pennsylvania elementary and secondary schools. It is designed to aid teachers in developing competency-based programs. The inventory is a combination of ideas from six regional workshops attended by teachers,…

The Technical Instructor Course at Lackland Air Force Base is (according to the author) effectively preparing Air Force men and women as competent instructors in a wide variety of highly skilled technical specialties for the over 3500 courses conducted with Air Training Command. The course was developed to meet the need for qualified experienced…

This paper discusses the development and implementation of a cost analysis model for use by curriculum planners and developers in evaluating educational programs. The paper consists of four major sections that focus in turn on the need to approach educational costs from a nontraditional perspective, development of a cost model, implementation of…

Reported is a survey of 30 practicing teachers enrolled in a graduate level competency based special education teacher preparation course. (DB)