Status Study of Competency Based Teacher Education Programs in Science.

Overview & Synopsis

The results of a survey of 53 members of the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science and of 76 institutions having some form of competency based teacher education (CBTE) program are tabulated in this document. The report is divided into two sections, one pertaining to CBTE programs in general and the other relating specifically to science education. Among the 10 conclusions that the author lists are that relatively few students are being prepared in CBTE programs in relation to the total number of teachers in training throughout the United States, that most CBTE programs are field-based, and that some sort of pre-student teaching practicum experience was almost universally reported. Frequently mentioned problems identified in CBTE efforts are specified. The survey instrument is included in the appendix. (DT)