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Peterson, Bob – Canadian Training Methods, 1978
Although learning can be defined in cognitive, affective, or behavioral terms, the specification of communication, planning, or evaluation skills in behavioral terms is most appropriate in management training. Learning objectives are most effectively reached in a closed rather than open loop learning design. In designs, the learner's reactions and…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Educational Needs
Walz, Garry R.; And Others – 1978
A two-day training program is described that may be used by individuals or in preservice or inservice experiences to teach participants the knowledge and skills required to design, develop, and evaluate competency-based career guidance programs in whatever their work setting may be. It is appropriate for all career guidance personnel, including…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Guidance, Competency Based Education, Counselor Training

Watts, Doyle – Clearing House, 1979
Competency testing is only one component of competency-based education (CBE); the others are: educational objectives, instructional process, remedial instruction, and program evaluation/reconceptualization. To implement only competency testing may result in disillusionment with the entire concept of CBE, which seeks to improve programs, not fail…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Formative Evaluation
Thompson, Dan – Thrust for Educational Leadership, 1979
One of the developers of Cabrillo Unified School District's Basic Proficiency Monitoring System outlines basic principles for designing and implementing such a system: believe in the process, concentrate on the fundamentals, keep it simple and inexpensive, and always follow up. (SJL)
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Terry, Tom – 1986
This report presents many of the typical questions with which college deans of instruction will be confronted in planning a competency-based technical education (CBTE) system. Under each of 10 major questions that explore the issues of CBTE, a number of more specific questions are listed. The 10 major questions concern the overall approach,…
Descriptors: Colleges, Competency Based Education, Management Systems, Postsecondary Education
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Career Technology and Adult Learning. – 1995
This document, which is designed for individuals developing local career and technology education (CTE) program proposals and/or designing new CTE facilities in Maryland, presents the CTE program specifications that were developed to ensure the quality of CTE programs in public schools in Maryland. The document is divided into four sections. The…
Descriptors: Career Education, Competency Based Education, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Design
Gourley, Robert N. – 1979
This guide outlines a model for competency-based education (CBE) as well as procedures for administration of CBE programs. The model includes the following elements--publicly determined and displayed student learning outcomes, curricular changes, life role related outcomes, integrated learning experiences, and individualized instruction.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Administrator Guides, Competency Based Education
Oen, Urban T. – 1985
This publication is part of a series of self-instructional teacher training manuals designed to assist vocational-technical educators or industrial trainers to develop and implement competency-based vocational education (CBVE) programs. The purpose stated for this manual is for the instructor to learn to identify the characteristics of a…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Competency Based Teacher Education
Anderson, Beverly L.; And Others – 1981
Written for planners and practitioners in employability skills development programs, this handbook provides information and resources for designing and implementing competency-based instruction. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to basic terms and concepts that make up a competency-based system. It describes four skills required for one to be…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Employer Attitudes, Employment Potential, Evaluation Methods
Hepburn, Larry; And Others – 1981
These guidelines serve as an introduction to a set of eight course curricula in the VESL (Vocational English as a Second Language) program. This document introduces the reader to the VESL concept; multi-cultural, competency-based materials of VESL (sequential modules, translated lexicons, grammatical structure for modules, punctuation and…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Design, English for Special Purposes
Gunderson, Margaret S.; Moore, Earl J. – 1981
This manual is the curriculum component of a series designed to provide school planners and guidance personnel with a comprehensive developmental guidance program model which can be adapted, adopted or used to create new programs. The materials focus on program planning, staff development, guidance curriculum, and activity guides for grades K-12.…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Comprehensive Guidance, Course Content, Curriculum Guides
Consumer Dynamics Inc., Rockville, MD. – 1981
This module is an introduction to a series of 25 modules on paraprofessional careers in environmental health occupations. It provides a definition of environmental health and discusses (1) how the modules were developed, (2) module format (competency-based), (3) objectives, (4) criteria to judge student skills, (5) how to use the modules, (6)…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Environmental Education, Environmental Technicians, Job Skills
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1985
This guide is designed to help secondary and postsecondary vocational-technical administrators plan, implement, and maintain occupational training programs that would meet the needs of adults. Because the educational market is changing, the educational sector must change accordingly. Chapter I of part 1, which focuses on adult education, attempts…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Competency Based Education
Albrecht, Robert – Facilities Manager, 1997
Describes the principles, aims, and structure of the new Western Governors University, a regional effort to provide timely, accessible education by offering competency-based degrees, using advanced educational technology to provide learning opportunities, fostering interstate and public-private cooperation in development of new instructional…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Certification, College Planning, Competency Based Education
Office of Refugee Resettlement (DHHS), Washington, DC. – 1988
This document is the result of a national Mainstream English Language Training workgroup. Guidelines and suggestions are presented, in five chapters, for English Language Training (ELT) programs. Chapter one deals with the scope and design of particular ELT programs, taking into account the clients to be served, the needs of the service locale,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Competency Based Education, Core Curriculum, Cost Effectiveness
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