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Edwards, Anne, Ed.; Knight, Peter, Ed. – 1995
This collection of 12 essays focuses on issues surrounding the assessment of competence in higher education, providing examples to illustrate the competence approach in practice in the United Kingdom. They include: (1) "The Assessment of Competence in Higher Education" (Anne Edwards and Peter Knight); (2) "National Vocational…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Case Studies, Competency Based Education, Evaluation Methods
Grant, Gerald; And Others – 1979
The origins, accomplishments, problems, and implications of competence-based reforms in higher education are examined. Competence-based education is defined as that form of education that derives a curriculum from an analysis of a prospective or actual role in modern society and that attempts to certify student progress on the bases of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Annotated Bibliographies