Student satisfaction was used as an interim success criterion of competency-based instruction in this evaluation of the 1972-73 Reading and Language Arts Teacher Education (RELATE) project. Project RELATE is a field-oriented, competency-based teacher education curriculum developed by the Indiana University system. Students (N=30) enrolled as college juniors in 1972-73 were surveyed as seniors and asked to compare competency-based and traditional methods course work in terms of their perceived value in effecting teaching proficiency and personal growth. The results of the survey show that students were satisfied with and support competency-based instruction and indicate that further explorations in this area should be made by program developers. (Author/HMD)