The competency-based supervising teacher program (CBSTP) at the University of Georgia emphasizes six major competencies and a self-evaluation technique utilized by the teachers and college supervisors in a humanistic approach to working with student teachers. (Author)

A vocational/special education model program with a performance based teacher education format was developed at Florida International University to prepare teachers of vocational education for the handicapped. The required course work (which includes an internship) for both groups of educators (special and vocational) supplements the prescribed…

A compentency based teacher education program in the area of the trainable mentally retarded has been developed at the University of Kentucky and includes 7 function areas subdivided into 17 training competencies which in turn are broken down into performance based individualized training modules. (MH)

Discusses the theory underlying performance-based teacher education (PBTE) and describes a PBTE program in English at the University of Kentucky. (DD)

This article describes the Doane College developmental teacher education program. It is based on the school's teacher warranty and induction program which is a response to teacher effectiveness research. (MT)

Discusses goals, results, and effects of the Texas Examination of Current Administrators and Teachers (TECAT). The test may have damaged public esteem for teachers because stories of teacher incompetence and trepidation appeared alongside easy test examples. (PS)

A 45-item questionnaire rating the importance of specific competencies reported necessary for success in teaching migrant handicapped students was completed by 163 educators who were providing services to migrant handicapped students. Implications were revealed for teacher education. (Author/CL)

Describes a project conducted by the Texas Education Agency to (1) develop a catalog of industrial arts and technical competencies needed by a teacher to teach all areas of industrial arts given in the approved curriculum and to (2) define and recommend guidelines for the implementation of competency testing for industrial arts. (JOW)

The data generated by this study indicate that a CBTE training program can constitute a significant improvement over traditional programs of teacher education. (MB)

This paper discussed the need for clarification of the meaning of CBTE, emphasized the development of instructional materials and assessment procedures as necessary components of CBTE and the intimate connection between CBTE and teacher behavior research. (Author/RK)

The rationale of an occupational-based competency examination and the testing of several designs at Wayne State University are described. The purpose of such a testing program would be to earn college/university credit and/or teacher certification. (DS)

This essay outlines the intent of the University of Northern Colorado's comprehensive five year program designed to improve its professional preparation programs in order to up-grade the quality of education for the handicapped. (JA)

Argues that measurement issues are largely ignored by proponents of competency-based teacher education who focus on administrative and operational considerations. Discusses some of these measurement issues. (Author/JF)