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)

Ten categories of vocational teacher competencies have been identified: program planning, development, and evaluation; instruction-planning; instruction-execution; instruction-evaluation; instructional management; guidance; school-community relations; student vocational organization; professional role and development; and coordination. Suggested…

Competency-based teacher education has provided institutions preparing students to become teachers of vocational agriculture with a basis for sequencing, unduplicated instruction, relevance, accountability, and some degree of measurability in the development of professional teacher education programs. (JOW)

Indicates that performance-based education (PBTE) falls short of its promises because of fundamental flaws. States that PBTE does not capture the complexity of teaching, is behavioristic, and lacks a research base. (JOW)