TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ii LIST OF TABLES vi ABSTRACT vii CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1 Background Information 1 Statement of Problem 6 Need for the Study 7 Definition of Terms 10 Limitations of the Study 11ii CHAPTER II A REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE AND RESEARCH 13 Introduction 13 Performane-Based Teacher Education 13 Training Materials 22 Modules 26 Summary 30 CHAPTER III PROCEDURES 31 Module Development 31 The Sample 32 'Design 34 Hypotheses and Subhypotheses 36 Instrumentation 38 Collection of Data 40 Analysis of Data 42 CHAPTER IV PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS 44 The Statistical Analysis of the Hypotheses 44 Hypothesis I 45 Hypothesis II 47 Subhypotheses 50 Additional Findings 56 CHAPTER V SUMMARY, DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS, AND IMPLICATIONS 58 Summary 58 iv