This monograph contains a set of criteria to be used in helping program planners and administrators define competency based teacher education (CBTE) in the contexts of their situations. The criteria are the result of the collective work of individuals at 12 institutions of teacher education, and have been used: (1) by individuals in operational…

The Modular Multiple Alternatives Program (ModMAP) is the first competency-based individualized graduate program in teacher education in Connecticut. The program focuses on the training of elementary teachers and includes both Master's and Sixth Year level options. This program deals with creating more flexible and relevant types of teacher…

This is the final report of the Cycle 8 Teacher Corps Project of the University of Iowa. The project was designed for 20 bilingual interns, all third and fourth year undergraduates. The cooperating teachers were selected upon the recommendation of local superintendents and principals. The planning period of the program was August 1973 to May 1974.…

This monograph presents the viewpoints of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the National Education Association (NEA) on the subject of Performance Based Teacher Education (PBTE). These manuscripts, solicited from members of the staffs of these two major teacher organizations, describe the concerns that members of the profession have…

The results of a study that was organized to identify and prioritize two groups of teacher/competency modules for vocational education teachers are presented. A major purpose was to rank the modules in the order of their importance. A questionnaire was designed and distributed to 55 vocational teacher educators. One-hundred teaching competency…

The American Primary Experience Program (APEX) is a four semester junior-senior year specialization in primary education at the University of Vermont's College of Education and Social Services. In the first semester of their program experience, students spend concentrated time as participant observers in two of three cooperating elementary…

This two-part document explores the person-centered approach to performance-based teacher education as used by Project Change at the State University of New York College at Cortland. Part one discusses the program and its evaluation. Developed as part of a graduate program in early childhood education, the project is characterized by the following…

The effect of Performance Based Teacher Education (PBTE) training on types of objectives teachers set for their classes, the students' perception of self-progress and their perception of classroom environment were evaluated and compared. Fifty-six science teachers and one class of students taught by each teacher participated in this study. Four…

This study was undertaken to examine the possibility of controlling examination and public speaking anxiety through behavior therapy techniques. It was assumed that a reduction of examination and public speaking anxiety through such techniques would improve student performance. Three subjects participated in the study--all female, 30 years old,…

In this speech on the education of teachers, the author discusses the following value premises: (a) freedom; (b) personalization of performance goals; (c) inquiry (teacher education must focus on the student's ability to be a responsible inquiry system); (d) knowledge based on usage that will foster social self-actualization in the student…

The purpose of this program has been to develop a competency-based curriculum that will form in prospective elementary teachers the methodology of science teaching reflected in the newer generations of elementary science curricula. The program involves around the basic premise that the student should concentrate not so much on content as on…

This book is a compilation of papers that consider the current state of the art of competency/performance-based teacher education. Organized into six parts, the first part of this book reports three frames for conceptualizing research in competency-based education. The keynote address outlines five major areas for research: assessment of…

This booklet approaches the question of whether competency-based teacher education (CBTE) and performance-based teacher education (PBTE) can foster meaningful change in teacher preparation programs. The following sections are included: (a) CBTE background and definitions of related terms; (b) a differentiation between PBTE and CBTE, with PBTE seen…

This paper outlines some of the issues and identifies information and resources available in the field of performance-based teacher education (PBTE). Issues include (a) performance or product--concerning the chain of accountability from teacher trainers to teacher trainee, resting on the characteristic of demonstrated performance (with the teacher…

This document is a handbook designed to clarify the goals and procedures of the secondary education program at Southwest Minnesota State College. The program is described as competency based, field centered, personalized, and systematically designed. It is stated that secondary education has caused special problems in that the competencies must be…