Three papers address the competency based teacher education (CBTE) movement, particularly as it relates to teachers of the visually handicapped. In the fist paper, I. Holman and G. Scholl review some of the activities related to CBTE in regular, special, and visually handicapped education to determine current status of the field, to identify major…

A systems approach for evaluating student teachers of physical education is described in this document. The evaluating device is a competency chart, consisting of 36 items categorized into three comprehensive areas of teaching competencies. Student performance in each of the 36 items is rated on scale from a low rating of one to a high rating of…

This document lists 16 general competencies and 63 specific, related sub-competencies thought to be essential for teachers who are responsible for the mainstreaming of handicapped children. (Author/RH)

In an attempt to improve education, and to assist teachers in meeting the students' and the nation's rapidly changing needs, a format for a Multicultural Education License is presented. It is recommended that licensing for a multicultural undergraduate teacher education program be performance based or competency based. Included is a suggested…

The Fort Hays State University (Kansas) training program for career/vocational education for the handicapped is described. The program addresses unique regional needs of a sparsely populated area, the high proportion of handicapped students and professionals remaining in the area, and a special education teacher shortage. Five competency areas are…

This book, developed primarily for use in inservice teacher education programs, presents eleven teacher competencies relating to multicultural education, together with strategies for their acquisition. The first section of the book presents five articles describing the historical evolvement and purpose of multicultural education. The competencies…

The annotated bibliography on teacher education in special education provides approximately 80 citations (1974-1976). The bibliography is explained to have been developed from a search of volume eight of Exceptional Child Education Resources. Entries are arranged according to accession number and usually include information on author, title,…

This document is a companion volume to the paper "Resources for School Based Teacher Educators" and is composed of specifications of objectives, indicators of attainment, and assessment criteria for the twenty competencies outlined in that volume. Each competency is divided into a number of sub-competencies, for which behavioral…

Brigham Young University is engaged in a program to recruit and train teachers to function successfully in rural school settings. An education consortium composed of educators representative of county school districts, the university, the regional service center, and the Utah State Educational Agency was formed to initiate and operate a teacher…

This report gives the basic definition and purpose of competency-based teacher education (CBTE) cut-off scores. It describes the basic characteristics of CBTE as a yes-no dichotomous decision regarding the presence of a specific ability or knowledge, which necesitates the establishment of a cut-off point to designate competency vs. incompetency on…

This report is a collection of research information on competency based teacher education (CBTE) programs. The methods of collecting data consisted of two surveys sent to teacher education institutions and an ERIC search using a variety of descriptors. In total, information was obtained relating to 56 institutions and 65 programs from 66 different…

The objective of this research was to develop optimum training conditions in the use of teacher performance tests (TPT). In order to attain this objective, TPT's were used as assessment instruments. This was believed necessary because the laws of learning indicate that improvement will not occur unless reinforcement follows learning. Subjects were…

This document is an annotated bibliography containing materials relevant to the planning, implementation, and assessment of competency based teacher preparation programs in English education. (DMT)

The report provides the framework for developing comprehensive competency-based teacher education (CBTE) for Florida's industrial education teachers based on their expression of specific needs. A research base of projects done by competent educational institutions was utilized. An advisory committee was formed and its composition and activities…

A preliminary step in implementing competency-based teacher education (CBTE) is the generation of a list of teacher competencies adapted for the local situation. One method of adaptation is to have selected competencies ranked in order of importance by professional educators within the school district or college. A less expensive and…