Reports results of a study which investigated student teachers' competency to diagnose pupil's answers for possible misconceptions. Suggests that teacher-training programs include specific training activities designed to develop this desired diagnostic competence. (CS)

Horizontal evaluation in student teacher supervision is based on the premise that the aim of evaluation should be the personal and professional growth of the student teacher. The competency-based teacher education program has a vertical aim since it ranks teachers from best to worst rather than individuals on a horizontal continuum of growth. (JN)

A research project attempted to measure student teacher proficiency by assessing the cognitive attainments of students. Findings reveal that variation in learner cognitive attainment does occur among student teachers and that this appears to be related to the professional preparation of teacher candidates. (JN)

A Music Education Competency Test (MECT) was developed to gauge proficiency in selected singing, conducting, keyboard, and rehearsal skills. Three validity studies with 125 University of Illinois undergraduates examined MECT scores in relation to students' grades and compared students' scores by major emphasis (piano, voice, orchestral…

Describes how Old Dominion University and the Chesapeake, Virginia, school system have cooperatively revived the "Chatauqua" model as a way of providing on-site inservice teacher education. (SJL)

A survey questionnnaire was administered to 139 educators to determine the professional education teacher competencies needed by postsecondary agriculture technology teachers. Of the 100 competencies listed on the questionnaire, 99 were perceived by the surveyed group as being above 3.0 (instrument scale average) in importance to the job. (LRA)

North Carolina has begun a comprehensive, systematic approach to the reevaluation and assessment of the teacher education process. (Author/MLF)

Reports results of a study to rank needed professional competencies according to Florida's community college technical education instructors, first-year and experienced, and to indicate perceived differences in importance in particular technologies. The rank order of eighty-two competency statements is shown; implications for competency-based…

This article outlines a program for developing effective inservice training for teachers based on using specific teaching competencies. (JD)

Reports a study conducted to assess the discrimination and stability of two evaluation instruments designed for use at the preprofessional level in home economics education: a 40-item test to measure recall, comprehension, and application of knowledge and a five-point rating scale to measure performance in evaluation. Findings show a need for…

The article describes Project LINKS (Linking Interagencies and New Knowledge Systems) at Northern Illinois University, a competency-based program which prepares trainers at the graduate level for infant and toddler interventions. The program offers extensive field-based experiences and collaborative links with the university, other agencies, and…

Argues that the competency-based guidelines for teacher training in Scotland fraudulently present teaching as an uncontroversial set of basic skills; obscure the point that educational knowledge and practice are rooted in forms of moral and evaluative discourse; and belie the inherent controversy of educational aims, objectives, and methods. (KS)

Describes a study designed to create a competency model for community-college education professionals, and a self-assessment based on that model to identify areas of developmental need, perceived importance, and training priority. Two-hundred eighty-seven respondents ranked 89 tasks categorized into 14 competency areas. Communications skills were…

The National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education has launched a project to align content standards with new performance-based standards for teacher preparation programs. Success depends on gaining consensus on content standards, defining "performance-based" in an accreditation setting, and determining curriculum…

This report of a recent conference on teacher preparation for diversity attended by representatives of multiple organizations for people with disabilities presents recommendations in the form of guiding principles and suggested actions. Principles and actions address: teacher recruitment, selection, and retention, preservice teacher education; and…