This article examines three conceptual reforms in US teacher education (competency-based teacher education (CBTE), reflective teacher education (RTE) and constructivist teacher education (CTE)) for their effects on the education of multicultural, multilingual youth, as well as considering alternative certification (AC), known here as an…

Teachers who have been trained to work with normal young children (early childhood certification) or with older disabled children (special education certification) are unprepared to assume the multiple responsibilities of the teacher of preschool disabled children. Prior to the 1979-1980 academic year, few (if any) formal on-going inservice (or…

Warns of the pitfalls in rigid performance-based teacher education programs by discussing: (1) the goals teacher education should include; (2) the dangers inherent in "teaching to the test" evaluation procedures, and learning models based on behaviorist theories, and (3) the "true" role of accountability in our educational system. (ED)

Discusses the role of the teacher in performance based reading programs, and suggests guidelines for meeting students needs. (RB)

Suggests things to look for in deciding if a performance based teacher education program is doing what it is designed to do. (RB)

The paper describes the criterion performance approach, a competency based teacher education program for special education majors in a small, rural church-related private college (Cumberland College in Kentucky). The program serves a relatively large student body with only a few instructors. Entrance requirements are listed as is a recommended…

Three science educators present their views concerning competency-based teacher education. (PEB)

Article investigated the relationship between the ability to be a proficient teacher and a prescribed curriculum. (Author/RK)

The competency-based teacher education project titled "Pre-Service Occupational Program," at Illinois State University, Normal (behaviorally stated objectives, preassessment of objectives in relation to learners, learning activities, evaluation for competence, process adjustment) can serve as a model for teacher-training institutions to…

Needs assessment activities are presented as a basis for gathering information essential to program development, revision, and evaluation and include surveys of trends advocated by national authorities and consumers and identification of needs of students and local school systems. These data form the basis for developing program objectives in a…

A look at self instructional modules (SIMs), which are designed to provide all of the essential instruction for developing performance competencies for preservice Social Studies teachers. (Author/HB)

This handbook has been prepared for teacher educators involved in designing instructional modules in competency-based teacher education programs. Its contents present: (1) a rationale for competency-based teacher education and instructional modules; (2) an overview of the handbook; (3) explanation of the hierarchy of structure existing from single…

This document presents supporting material for the argument that performance based (competency based) teacher education (PBTE) is more cost-effective, and rated higher by participating students, than a non-performance based teacher education program. The paper compares the System for Individually Guided Mastery Attainment (SIGMA) and traditional…