To respond to teacher training needs, staff at the National Center for Research in Vocational Education developed an alternative approach to teacher/instructor preparation, called performance-based teacher education (PBTE). This training program was based on competencies required of successful vocational and technical instructors and required the…

This report on the TMT (Training Modules for Trainers) Project, part of the Special Discretionary Grant Program developed by the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) in response to the need for coordinated training activities, begins with a discussion of the emerging problem of upgrading teachers' computer literacy skills. A description of the…

The monograph reports on a 3-year project to develop competencies in physical education teachers for dealing with mainstream exceptional students. Results of a survey of physical educators on the types of competencies needed to teach in mainstreamed settings are presented. Adjustments made to the undergraduate physical education program at State…

Discusses the use of learning modules as part of a total effort in competency based teacher education programs, examines the major components of teacher education programs, and relates some personal considerations and concerns in the development and use of instructional modules in teacher programs. (RB)

Standards and guidelines for the approval of institutions and programs for teacher education in the state of North Carolina are presented. The document contains six sections presenting state competency based program regulations on: (1) standards for the approval of institutions for teacher education at the undergraduate and graduate levels…

A survey of research on teacher effectiveness (that is, whether what is taught is indeed that which produces improvement in student performance) reveals that very little is known about what makes a good teacher, a position that is becoming increasingly untenable as competency-based education is introduced. The main gap is in research into changes…

This document is a synthesis and summary of five reports investigating the experience of New York State in the implementation of competency based teacher education. The document presents: (1) background information that determined the basis for the study; (2) description of project development procedures; (3) intervening variables encountered as…

This document examines three process environment factors (communications networks, morale of consortia members, and teacher's union attitudes) and their influence on the responses of educational institutions to a New York State Department of Education mandate on performance based teacher education (PBTE). In studying the communications networks,…

The controversial measurement of performance observation as a basis for evaluating teaching and teachers was discussed. (Author/RK)

This article discusses the relationship between the trainer and the trainee in teacher training and the relationship between theory and practice. A successful teacher training program must have as its objective the autonomy of the trainee and teacher trainers must keep in mind the interrelationship of the trainee's personal attitudes, competence,…

Progress in teacher education can be assured only by integrating instruction, practical experience and evaluation. The evaluation must be on the psychological level, on the level of competence, and on the pedagogical level. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Article concentrated on efforts in the area of teacher education, specifically PBTE, and offered applications and extensions of PBTE. (Author/RK)