The derivation and validation of teacher competencies for inclusion in competency based teacher education programs are examined and strategies for special education teacher training and research are suggested. (MC)

An overview of the development of protocol materials, with specific examples from the Utah State University Protocol Project, which concentrates on concepts of teacher language. (Author/HB)

Findings from a research study by the author on the methods used in training teachers of agricultural occupations are given. (MU)

Reports the results of using knowledge- and performance-based instruments in the evaluation of preservice secondary school English teachers in the University of Georgia teacher education program. (HOD)

Reviews literature, particularly journal articles, related to competencies needed by teachers for successful classroom computer implementation. Several key areas in which teachers should receive training are suggested, and 16 references are provided. (EJS)

Recommends the improvement of English teacher training programs that would include a focus on developing sensitivity to language in prospective English teachers. (AEA)

Reports results of a study which investigated student teachers' competency to diagnose pupil's answers for possible misconceptions. Suggests that teacher-training programs include specific training activities designed to develop this desired diagnostic competence. (CS)

Horizontal evaluation in student teacher supervision is based on the premise that the aim of evaluation should be the personal and professional growth of the student teacher. The competency-based teacher education program has a vertical aim since it ranks teachers from best to worst rather than individuals on a horizontal continuum of growth. (JN)

A research project attempted to measure student teacher proficiency by assessing the cognitive attainments of students. Findings reveal that variation in learner cognitive attainment does occur among student teachers and that this appears to be related to the professional preparation of teacher candidates. (JN)

Discussed are some aspects of competency based teacher education (CBTE) as they apply to the preparation of teachers of mathematics. Also, "competency" and how competencies may be identified are discussed, along with the effects of a competency orientation in methods courses, student teaching, and internship experiences. (Author/TG)

A Music Education Competency Test (MECT) was developed to gauge proficiency in selected singing, conducting, keyboard, and rehearsal skills. Three validity studies with 125 University of Illinois undergraduates examined MECT scores in relation to students' grades and compared students' scores by major emphasis (piano, voice, orchestral…

Describes how Old Dominion University and the Chesapeake, Virginia, school system have cooperatively revived the "Chatauqua" model as a way of providing on-site inservice teacher education. (SJL)

A survey questionnnaire was administered to 139 educators to determine the professional education teacher competencies needed by postsecondary agriculture technology teachers. Of the 100 competencies listed on the questionnaire, 99 were perceived by the surveyed group as being above 3.0 (instrument scale average) in importance to the job. (LRA)