The author presents humanistically-oriented evaluation criteria for the assessment of college supervisors, supervising teachers, and student teachers in a competency-based teacher education setting. (MJB)

Describes how computer assisted instruction is used in two competency based teacher education courses in language education at Pennsylvania State University. (DD)

The pros and cons of competency based teacher education are presented, and opinions re: the merit of exploring an action model are given. (JC)

Consequence evaluation data are reported from a summer training program to introduce teachers to contingency management. Over a two-year period, 18 of the 19 teachers who remained in the program were certified. Findings suggested the logistical feasibility of conducting consequence evaluation. (CL)

A competency-oriented training program to help special and regular teachers meet the educational needs of handicapped children is organized around several three-credit inservice courses. Instructors are key components of the approach and are carefully selected, trained, evaluated, and supported. (CL)

The competency-based approach is used in teaching educational measurement during a five-week summer session. (SK)

An adequate and effective amalgam of theory and the practice of education in the preparation of future teachers must be worked out. (RC)

To make up for the administrator's lack of information about a prospective teacher, an educational portfolio is recommended. It would be developed throughout the undergraduate years and contain sample items relating to teaching competencies and video tapes. (MS)

An internship instruction at the University of Maryland is described. (MS)

Illinois State University has done away with traditional courses in teacher education. The Professional Education Sequence (PES) is performance based and derived from an explicit conception of teacher roles. The teacher role consists of specified competencies formed in behavioral terms and expressed as objectives with explicit assessment…

Paper focuses on one attempt to train teachers to be knowledgeable, caring, and capable of designing instructional activities that promote desirable learning in young children. (Authors/CB)

Description of the Child Development Associate (CDA) program is provided in terms of goals, characteristics, and training procedures, as well as future directions. (MP)

The article examines a competency-based objectives system for evaluating the student teaching experience for majors in speech-language pathology and audiology programs. It is composed of 89 competencies which cover the broad range of knowledge, skill, and value objectives that a student is likely to experience during student teaching. (Author/SW)

In a project to identify and verify professional competencies for beginning industrial education teachers, researchers found a 173-item questionnaire unwieldy. Using multiple-matrix sampling, they distributed subsets of items to respondents, resulting in adequate returns as well as duplication, postage, and time savings. (SK)