In a 2 1/2-year study of the application of interaction analysis (a method of classroom observation) to preservice teacher education, approximately 40 secondary student teachers were involved in an experiment during each of 3 semesters. A 2 by 2 factorial design made it possible to test the influence of 2 independent variables (student teacher…

A study was undertaken to examine the traditional method of evaluating teachers, the multiple-evidence approach used by the University of Georgia's field-based preservice secondary English education program and by the Georgia Department of Education. The study sought to evaluate the instruments used by the university to measure prospective…

Reported are the results of a survey on preservice elementary mathematics teacher education conducted by the Commission on the Education of Teachers of Mathematics of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The Commission surveyed over 350 teacher education institutions in the United States and over 20 in Canada. The purpose of the survey…

Reported are the results of a survey on preservice secondary mathematics teacher education in the United States conducted by the Commission on the Education of Teachers of Mathematics of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The Commission surveyed over 350 teacher education institutions in the United States. The purpose of the survey…

Reported are the results of a survey on preservice secondary mathematics teacher education in Canada conducted by the Commission on the Education of Teachers of Mathematics of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The Commission surveyed over 20 teacher education institutions in Canada. The purpose of the survey was to ascertain the…

Recognizing the need for competency-based teacher education to become more closely coordinated with the field of experience of teachers, the study focuses on identifying professional competencies which majors in agriculture and natural resources education should have developed prior to student teaching. Based on interviews with four supervising…

The document describes Utah State University's program in elementary education, called SODIA, an acronym for self, others, discipline, implementation, and associate. The first part of the document identifies specific competencies student teachers need in developing their own self-awareness, in learning communication skills, and in teaching the…

A series of computer programs designed to provide a dynamic simulator of Joyce and Weil's models of interactive teaching are described. Initially developed and tested at the City University of New York (CUNY), the system is capable of supporting retrospective and predictive analysis of selected kinds and patterns of verbal behavior in a variety of…

The foreign language teacher training program described here is competency-based and therefore assumes the use of stated assessment criteria. Foreign language teacher competencies are listed in three categories: (1) content area, (2) learning-teaching process, and (3) teacher-school-community and profession. The team leader responsible for…

This annotated bibliography capsules in two sections literature related to the professional education of teachers which appeared between July 1967 and June 1968. Section 1 contains 466 entries and is organized into five categories dealing with the current setting of teacher education (developments and conditions) and program proposals for teacher…

This annotated bibliography and supplements, covering the years from 1950 through 1964 and focusing on literature concerning the preparation and certification of teachers of English, is directed toward college and secondary school administrators, state certification officers and committees, professors of Education, parent groups, and professional…

This is a report of a year of experimental teaching at Southeastern State College, Oklahoma, in 1970-71. The experimental nature of the research was to employ ideas and methods of contemporary "romantic" educational theorists in teaching an undergraduate English methods class and an experienced teacher graduate class in Recent Trends in English…

Authoritarianism is a negative factor in learning as well as a social problem. If teachers can be trained to counter authoritarianism, they can begin to break the vicious circle of people growing up in an authoritarian culture, becoming authoritarian themselves, and molding their institutions and overall behaviors in an authoritarian fashion. This…

This is Illinois' first Report Card on Racial Equity, assessing the extent to which the General Assembly and Governor support policies that advance racial equity in order to close disparities, protect against discrimination, and promote civic participation for all residents of Illinois. Among the report highlights: (1) The House and Senate…

A growing concern in teacher education programs is technology training. Research confirms that training positively affects perservice teachers' attitudes and technology proficiency. However, little is known about the kinds of factors that may predict preservice teachers' integration of technology into their own instruction. The goal of this study…