The article is centred around the concept of "language competence of a foreign language (FL) teacher" and the ways it can be evaluated. Though the definition of teacher language competence might sound obvious it has not yet been clearly structured and, therefore, no component has been thoroughly described. I use this fact as a starting…

A comprehensive research review carried out on behalf of the Norwegian Ministry of Education in 2008 concluded that the competence to establish and maintain good teacher-student relations is a central and important one for a teacher in today's schools. Together with teaching competence and classroom management competence, other competencies that…

This article reports on research in the Netherlands to determine the distinctive characteristics of powerful workplace learning environments within primary teacher education. Nationally and internationally, educational competence- based models and so-called workplace learning environments are widely seen as promising alternatives in professional…

Reports the results of a survey of teacher education institutions affiliated with the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education to determine the extent to which each was involved in competency-based programs. (Author/IRT)

This learning module has three terminal objectives, which state that the student will be able to: (a) define CBTE (Competency Based Teacher Education), explain its major characteristics and implications, and compare it with more traditional programs; (b) design an instructional module; and (c) show commitment to the concept of CBTE by engaging in…

This paper examines how Information and Communication Technologies (henceforth ICT) have been recontextualized in Brazilian educational policies, between 1995 and 2007, from a discourse analytical perspective, focusing on the dialectic relations between structures and strategies, especially as far as teacher education is concerned. It is divided…

This article attempts to trace the origins of competency-based training (CBT), the theory of vocational education that underpins the National Training Framework in Australia. A distinction is made between societal and theoretical origins. This paper argues that CBT has its societal origins in the United States of America during the 1950s, 60s and…

This catalog of concepts in the pedagogical domain of teacher education organizes the critical concepts and provides definitions, indicators, and illustrations of the concepts. Chapter 1 presents a rationale for the selection of concepts in teacher education and discusses pedagogical domain, interactive teaching, the format of concepts in this…

This paper discusses issues related to the teaching and assessment of 21st century skills and competencies in OECD countries drawing on the findings of a questionnaire study and other relevant background material such as white papers or curriculum documents. Although all OECD countries were invited to participate in the questionnaire survey,…

Research literature on the relationship between teacher characteristics and behavior and student achievement is examined. It is found that this relation does not offer an empirical basis for the prescription of teacher-training objectives. Tables illustrate the findings. (JR)

The annotated bibliography on competency-based teacher education was compiled as part of an effort to prepare guidelines for the Division of Vocational Education at the University of Georgia. The bibliography consists of 298 annotations and an updated section of 33 additional entries annotating publications received after the original document was…

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 proficiency testing program for potential physical education majors is described. (MM)

A competency based special education teacher training and certification program for regular teachers seeking special education certificates was developed in a Kentucky program. Teachers were certified contingent upon the following factors: (1) criterion performance on teacher-child interaction scales, (2) student criterion performance on on-task…

Reports a study to identify and validate observable competencies for prospective high school science teachers. (SL)