This paper presents a proposed strategy for developing and utilizing a needs assessment strategy based on Competency Based Teacher Education. The three steps in the strategy are the identification of teaching skills needed in a particular situation, the development of a procedure for determining teacher needs in relation to the identified teaching…

This paper discusses accountability in education and describes the formulation and field testing of a new conceptual model relevant to the education of emotionally and socially maladjusted children. The model design was based on specific consideration of: a) levels of training to be provided, b) types of facilities available for field experiences,…

This paper describes the Mutual Involvement Review Activity (MIRA) procedure for helping teacher education institutions to restructure their programs in the competency mode. This procedure is a device for organizing the use of a consultant team to cover all areas involved in the introduction, development, and operation of a new mode of teacher…

The goal of North Carolina Central University's "new" program is to design a sequence of experiences that will prepare teachers who demonstrate their competence in terms of agreed-upon behaviors. The first component is divided into nine module clusters. The modules in the component relate to the job of the teacher, innovations which are…

This is a script that was designed for a set of mediated materials intended to introduce the concepts which are basic to competency-based teacher education (CBTE). The materials consist of 115 35mm slides, a 22-minute cassette audio tape, and this script. Each page contains two columns: one for visual descriptions, the other for audio. The audio…

This document, an elaboration on "The Report of The Task Force on Teacher Education," presents extracts of most of the specific items from that report, recasts them, and elaborates on them in an effort to prepare the way for the implementation of that original report. The preparation of this document was guided by two objectives: (a) to…

Some states licensing agencies are seeking to change the way in which all teachers are certified as a result of demands by state legislative bodies and citizens groups who say that they want greater returns from their tax dollars as demonstrated by increased pupil learning. There are several arguments against competency-based teacher education,…

This paper provides statements of teacher competencies that are essential for diagnosing reading difficulties of learners. These statements are organized into three orders of teaching competencies. First-order statements describe in broad terms eight kinds of teaching competencies related to diagnosis of reading difficulties. Second-order…

The teacher preparation program in secondary reading described in this paper identifies several components for which teachers in training may be held accountable. The components identified include: (1) the selection of material of appropriate interest, reading level, and instructional need in keeping with lesson prototypes; (2) knowing the scope…

This paper identifies some basic propositions regarding teacher preparation utilized by a curriculum development team in the development of a competency-based teacher education curriculum in reading and language arts. The propositions underlying this development effort had their genesis in the research and literature in teacher education, were…

This module attempts to apply the learning principles of positive reinforcement to the teaching of elementary grades. Its focus is on what the teacher can do to facilitate learning in the classroom. The package provides selection criteria that enable the teacher to produce appropriate classroom behavior. (Five specific enabling objectives and…

This module provides instruction in increasing positive interpersonal relationships. As a performance-based module, it requires the application and practice of specific verbal interpersonal skills in a real setting until their mastery is demonstrated. A continuous cycle of input--concept formation--application--feedback--and evaluation leads to a…

The guide to the computer management system for individualized instructional strategy associated with the clinical teacher curriculum at Florida State University is presented. The system is described in terms of 27 Cobol programs and the Multiple Access and Retrieval System (MARS VI), which were adapted to requirements of the clinical teacher…

Commencing in 1970, the Teacher Education Department of Johnson State College, Johnson, Vermont embarked on a restructuring of its entire teacher education program. The need for this revision stemmed from severe concern on the part of faculty members, public school officials, and students that the traditional way of training teachers was not doing…

The Vermont Teacher Corp is an experiment in field-centered, competency-based teacher education, utilizing performance criteria to measure progress of the individual student intern. Much of the intern's time is spent in school-community service; course work is done through consultation and independent study. Main objectives are a) to develop and…