Four successful mathematics and science teacher retraining programs are described. The programs were based on identified local teacher shortages and continued as long as the need existed. Trainers had a thorough mastery of context and method and were able to relate to the adult learner. Trainees were experienced and successful teachers from other…

In certain skills and attitudes, expected competencies of new teachers may be unreasonable in relation to both their college preparation and in terms of what they confront in their first classrooms as professionals. This study was undertaken, in part, to assess how first-year teachers may fare in relation to proposed competency testing models.…

Surveys and studies that have examined the teaching of psychology at the precollege level are listed in this bibliography. The research cited covers the years 1960 through 1983. Materials cited deal with a variety of topics, including educational practices, educational trends, state of the art, teacher certification requirements, the teaching of…

This document consists of more than 30 previously published journal articles and reports that focus on aspects of teacher certification. Section one of this volume presents articles on the specific issues and problems underlying the current condition of teacher quality that affect decision making policy. The imminent shortage of qualified teachers…

This guide is designed to present and deal with the major concerns of all those responsible for evaluating, installing, and maintaining a performance-based teacher education (PBTE) program. It is also intended, in a wider sense, for all who are interested in exploring the potential of performance-based education at any level and in any subject…

The recommendations in this document resulted from discussions by the Georgia Right to Read Advisory Council and outline the need for an effective, diagnostic-prescriptive teaching program in Georgia schools. Separate recommendations are made for each of the following areas: management design--initial steps that must be taken, in order to overcome…

This paper covers the following topics: (1) the status of education, in general, in the public schools, and in higher education; (2) quality considerations in teacher education; (3) the rapidly emerging strugqle for the control of the teaching market via certification by national associations, state agencies, colleges and universities, teacher…

The first survey of states regarding performance-based teacher certification was conducted in 1972, and a second survey was conducted in 1974. This 1976 report is a follow-up study of the previous surveys. The information provided in this report was obtained by requesting a description of activities directly from each state department of…

The implications of preliminary information about the relationships between allocated and engaged time and student achievement are discussed in terms of effects on teacher preparation programs. In addition, those who fund education at the state and local levels may be interested in the findings. The data have implications for testing students,…

This document is a collection of papers giving state standards for the approval of teacher preparation programs in the state of Connecticut and for the certification of teachers produced by these programs. Presented in the paper dealing with program approval are: (1) a general statement presenting legislative authority and general requirements,…

This document provides a copy of the materials submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to obtain clearance for instruments used in a study funded by the Administration for Children, Youth and Families. The purpose of the study is to assess the impact of the educational services component of Head Start and the Basic Educational…

Changes are needed in certification standards for professionals in the health, physical education, and recreation fields. Because certification for individuals differs from program accreditation, which is already controlled by the profession, certification leadership structures must change. Until the American Alliance for Health, Physical…

The efforts of researchers to produce a pool of approximately 30 validated and field-tested topics for use in future administrations of the Florida Teacher Certification Examination in writing are reviewed in this paper. Various sections of the paper (1) describe the procedures followed; (2) explain the reasons for making certain important…

The answers of scholars and leaders in the fields of early education and child development to four broad interview questions concerning sociopolitical factors influencing early childhood care and education have been organized topically in the chapters of this book. In chapter 1, technical and ethical problems in early identification of actual and…

The Teacher Career and Promotion Study investigated the disproportionately small number of women holding elementary school senior teaching positions in New Zealand. Statistics were gathered from regional education board offices on applications and assessments of male and female teachers from 1975 to 1979. To be considered for a senior teaching…