The authors express their concerns about the research methodology and assumptions in Coker, Medley, and Soar's work on competency-based teacher education. (WD)

Describes a cooperative program between North Texas State University and the Dallas Independent School District that uses a clinical approach to train student teachers for employment in inner-city schools. Provides some data comparing the program and its graduates with standard programs and their graduates. (IRT)

Goals 2000 is the offspring of "A Nation at Risk," a 1983 teacher- and school-bashing report. IBM CEO Louis Gerstner named the problem and defined the solution, claiming the need for choice, competition, and technology, recasting students as human capital, and marketizing the teacher/community relationship. Tables summarize critics'…

Argues that measurement issues are largely ignored by proponents of competency-based teacher education who focus on administrative and operational considerations. Discusses some of these measurement issues. (Author/JF)

Examines the effectiveness of competency based teacher education (CBTE) programs in terms of student achievement, acquisition of teacher competencies, and reactions toward the program. In determining the effectiveness of CBTE, it is advisable to examine each program's components and to evaluate each program in terms of its outcomes. (Author/IRT)

Reports on research that confounds normal expectations concerning the teacher behavior that encourages student achievement and self-concept development. For instance, using praise or rewards and pausing, eliciting, and responding to student questions were negatively correlated to student achievement gains. (IRT)

Discusses case studies that assessed the effectiveness of a performance-based teacher education curriculum on vocational teacher education programs. (WD)

Perhaps a four-way partnership of state education departments, colleges, school districts, and teacher organizations will be able to design a respected and satisfying form of teacher training. (Author/IRT)