This document is one of a series of eight Teacher Education Modules developed by Adams State College Teacher Corps Program. As a result of completion of this module, which is itself a cluster of nine mathematics learning modules, the elementary education student will: a) gain a knowledge and understanding of the concept of elementary school…

The preservice foreign language teacher training program in the individualization of instruction at Utah State University incorporates several components: (1) systems of accountability and mastery learning, which consist of rigorous systems of quality control; (2) personalized curricula through the expansion of the elective phase of the programs;…

This document questions whether competency-based instruction is worth the effort of fighting university policies regarding the quarter or semester structure of courses or the possibility of creating anxious or frustrated college students as a result of instituting unfamiliar procedures. Do we even have a usable list of competencies? To facilitate…

The results of a survey of 53 members of the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science and of 76 institutions having some form of competency based teacher education (CBTE) program are tabulated in this document. The report is divided into two sections, one pertaining to CBTE programs in general and the other relating specifically to…

This learning module on the language concept of organization related to effective teaching was developed as part of the Utah State University Protocol Materials Project. The module consists of a student guide, a protocol film, and testing materials for the module. The student guide contains: (a) instruction in the use of protocol modules; (b) a…

This student guide was developed as part of the Utah State University Protocol Materials Project. The guide includes an introduction to protocol materials and an explanation of the concept of extension, that is, improving the quality of student response and increasing the number of students participating in a discussion. Four techniques for…

This paper discusses competencies needed for teaching culturally different children. First, competencies are discussed that enable the teacher to gain community support and maneuver within the students' environment in the community. Proficiencies needed for teaching language, history, and religion are described. Second, a preservice instructional…

This report gives the position of the task force regarding teacher education and certification in Texas, recommendations of directions for the future, and proposed standards for institutional approval for both undergraduate and graduate levels of teacher education. The task force recommends that the state board of education: (a) issue a statement…

The Competency Based Teacher Preparation Program at the University of Houston and its complementary management system have evolved from a set of logically derived assumptions about the nature of teaching. The program characteristics call for a program that is founded in the reality of the teaching act, treats all of the persons involved therein as…

This learning module is designed to provide the student with insights into the nature and goals of TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and the means to achieve these goals by enabling him to: (a) explain accurately the rationale for each component of TESOL, (b) justify the teaching of English as a second language through a…

This learning module is designed to provide the student with an introduction to the relevance of psychology for second-language teaching and its practical classroom applications and to enable him to: (a) define concisely cognitive and behaviorist theories, (b) identify the effects of the cognitive and behaviorist theories in a series of…

This learning module is designed to provide the prospective teacher of English as a second-language with an overview of the contrasting features of the English and Spanish sound systems and practical classroom applications. After completing the learning activities in the module, the student is expected to be able to: (a) explain the main…

The purpose of this learning module is to clarify some major points of controversy regarding Puerto Rican Spanish. It is part of a series of modules developed by the Teacher Corps Bilingual Project to aid the prospective teacher of English as a second language. The objectives of this module are to enable the student to: (a) determine the…

This training package in nonverbal communication and the affective domain rests on the rationale that nonverbal communication is a support system for the verbal message that we convey and that it can be divided into two channels--the vocal and the kinetic. The vocal channel consists of the pitch of the voice, and the kinetic consists of postures,…

This paper suggests a number of steps for evaluating the effectiveness of teacher education programs. The contents include: "Introduction," which looks at studies documenting the need for improved teacher education, educational accountability, and ten models for teacher preparation; "Role of the University in Teacher Education," which discusses…