Location
Hong Kong Conventional & Exhibition Centre
Source Publication
IVETA 2000 Conference Proceedings
Description
The purpose of this study was to evaluate performance-based teacher education (PBTE) in Arkansas, United States. PBTE is an approach to teacher education in which a person is required to demonstrate essential teaching skills in an actual teaching situation. It is a competency based education program for individuals who plan to be instructors at postsecondary technical institutes. The sample was 74 technical instructors at 11 postsecondary institutes in Arkansas. The competency categories rated highest by the instructors were instructional planning, instructional evaluation, serving learners with special/exceptional needs, and teaching adults.
Document Type
Conference Paper
Recommended Citation
Thompson, D.,Thompson, C.,& Orr, B. (2000). Competency based training: an evaluation of a post-secondary teacher education program. IVETA 2000 Conference Proceedings. Retrieved from https://repository.vtc.edu.hk/ive-adm-others-iveta/2000/standards/9
Competency based training: an evaluation of a post-secondary teacher education program
Hong Kong Conventional & Exhibition Centre
The purpose of this study was to evaluate performance-based teacher education (PBTE) in Arkansas, United States. PBTE is an approach to teacher education in which a person is required to demonstrate essential teaching skills in an actual teaching situation. It is a competency based education program for individuals who plan to be instructors at postsecondary technical institutes. The sample was 74 technical instructors at 11 postsecondary institutes in Arkansas. The competency categories rated highest by the instructors were instructional planning, instructional evaluation, serving learners with special/exceptional needs, and teaching adults.