A performance-based reading methods course at Michigan State University arose from the differences between traditional and performance-based preservice methods courses. Differences between the two types of courses are found in their objectives, clarity of communication, grading, unit of instruction, type of learning activity, type of pacing,…

Occurring in six elementary schools in Pueblo, the Teacher Corps Program at Southern Colorado State College features the following components: a) a cross-cultural component for all participants; b) a community-based component designed to assist the community to participate in educational decision making; c) a 2-year undergraduate, field- and…

This analysis, a review of literature and experience on performance-based education, is divided into nine chapters: chapter one, "The Short Form: Best-Guess Working Hypotheses for Competency-Based Education" (a summary of the frame of reference for this study and the recommendations for performance-based education which resulted from the effort);…

This document is a selected annotated bibliography of publications and information sources related to performance-based teacher education (PBTE). The document is divided into six sections: General Materials About PBTE; Performance Criteria and Evaluation Procedures (Group A: General Materials; and Sample Lists); PBTE Program Development Programs…

This document is an evaluation instrument for the Competency-Based Teacher Education Pilot Project; it was developed by teachers, parents, administrators and college faculty of the cooperating systems and institutions. The instrument itself is divided into three sections: Teacher-Pupil Relations, the Teaching of Reading, and the Teaching of…

This study a) compared the anxiety levels of three groups of student teachers just prior to and immediately following the student teacher experience and b) ascertained whether or not the concept of student teaching changed in pleasantness during the teaching experience. Two groups of students (N=36, N=15) were instructed through traditional…

This report presents the 1974 Distinguished Achievement Awards entry from the Oregon College of Education: The Competency Based Teacher Education Program (CBTE). The program focuses on the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of six interrelated specifications of the Comfield Model Teacher Education Project. The six specifications…

This document outlines the Competency Based Education (CBE) movement in the United States. Following introductory material, this outline covers the roots of the CBE movement; distinguishing characteristics; degree of participation by states, higher education, teachers, administrators, and community; current resources; a bibliography of significant…

In reviewing the development of competency-based teacher education, emphasis was placed on philosophical and psychological rationales and on systems analysis. The philosophical rationale stresses the acquisition of knowledge in teacher education programs. Competency-based teacher education programs broaden this scope to include the application of…

As part of a project to develop recommendations for program developments in teacher education, a number of program proposals were developed by members of the Committee on National Program Priorities in Teacher Education (CNPPTE). Abstracts of the program proposals were prepared and circulated to critics who were asked to rate separately the major…

This paper presents a guide for the planning and evaluation of student teachers' performance based on performance objectives. According to the author performance objectives are written sets of behaviors that the student may perform in order to demonstrate achievement. A minimal pattern of performance objectives should be mandated for all student…

This report on the NCERD/Teacher Corps competency-based teacher education project (CBTE) is an assessment of the extent to which the project's objectives were realized. Two methods of inquiry were employed. The principal method of inquiry was interviewing key participants on the Teacher Corps program. The secondary method employed was a review and…

The Manchester Interview is a fictitious report of a conversation between three educators in 1980. The report reviews the present course and future alternatives of a competency-based teacher education and certification. The use of three fictional characters enables the report to cover three views and many facets of what might happen to a structure…

This is a worktext for assessment management system planners designing competency based teacher education programs. The worktext exercises are based on the following eight questions, which need to be answered specifically as an assessment management system is planned: (1) What information (data) is to be used in making decisions about trainee…

The development of a competency based teacher preservice and inservice education program in learning disabilities is described. It is explained that the program consisted of video modules of instruction and opportunities for discussion. Initial participants in the program are said to have been teachers from four school districts who evaluated…