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Brickell, Henry M.; Paul, Regina H. – 1978
This paper compares and contrasts minimum competency testing and transferable skills in order to identify the important questions and issues to be considered by educational planners in developing programs intended to prepare students to meet the demands of both work and life. Each of the seven sections addresses a specific question related to…
Descriptors: Competence, Competency Based Education, Job Skills, Minimum Competencies
Chalupsky, Albert B.; And Others – 1981
Intended to assist those working in the field of occupational competency testing, this report summarizes major milestones in the history of competency measurement in vocational education and overviews the current state of the art. To provide an orientation to the environment that stimulated the current interest in occupational competency testing,…
Descriptors: Competence, Competency Based Education, Criterion Referenced Tests, Minimum Competency Testing

Evans, Ian M.; Brown, Fredda – Special Services in the Schools, 1986
Major issues surrounding the meaningful assessment of students outcomes as part of program evaluation in special education are identified, including: the concept of competence; the development of minimum competency tests; the use of these tests with disabled students; behavioral domains and the classification of competencies; and the measurement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Competence, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Williamson, Stephen A.; Schaalman, Mary Lou – 1980
Focusing on assessment centers, this chapter is one of seven in a report that examines the assessment of occupational competence. Assessment centers are presented first in a historical context (their origins in personality theory), through which their evolution is traced and examined. What follows is a description of current assessment center…
Descriptors: Adults, Competence, Employment Qualifications, Job Performance
Harlan, Anne; And Others – 1980
One of seven sections of a report that examines the assessment of occupational competence, this chapter presents competence assessment as it is defined in practice by selection techniques currently used by employers. The chapter begins with a discussion of the major techniques used in employee selection, focusing on the competencies employers…
Descriptors: Adults, Competence, Employment Qualifications, Evaluation Methods
Nickse, Ruth, Ed.; McClure, Larry, Ed. – 1981
In this book comprised of six chapters, multiple aspects of competency based education (CBE) are discussed contextually by various authors in terms of the current educational climate wherein the primary emphasis is upon learning outcomes rather than the process of learning itself. To illuminate the notion of competence, Chapter 1 presents:…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competence, Competency Based Education, Educational Objectives
Hambleton, Ronald K.; Eignor, Daniel R. – 1978
In light of the widespread use of competency testing, the authors consider that it is important to determine ways of developing and using competency testing to insure that it achieves its full potential. The paper, in three parts, introduces a model for the development and validation of competency tests, reviews several methods for setting…
Descriptors: Competence, Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores, Elementary Secondary Education
Pottinger, Paul S.; And Others – 1980
One of seven sections of a report that examines the assessment of occupational competence, this chapter examines the issue of certification from the perspective of the consumer of services performed by the individual possessing the credential. To provide an understanding of the current practice of competence assessment as a component of…
Descriptors: Adults, Certification, Competence, Credentials
Huff, Sheila M.; And Others – 1980
Focusing on the competency based education movement (CBE), this chapter is one of seven sections of a report that examines the assessment of occupational competence. The chapter begins by reviewing the prominent CBE programs, their institutional objectives, and how competencies are identified and assessed. In particular, the degree to which…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Competence, Competency Based Education
Block, Arthur R.; Rebell, Michael A. – 1980
One of seven sections of a report that examines the assessment of occupational competence, this chapter provides a review of how the courts have responded to assessment practices. The difference in the perspectives held by the users and originators of assessment procedures and those held by the courts is developed by examining key court cases…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adults, Certification, Competence
Huff, Sheila M.; And Others – 1980
The final chapter of a seven-section report that examined the assessment of occupational competence, this chapter explores the key patterns and commonalities that have emerged from the study of occupational competency assessment. The chapter begins with a synthesis of the state of the art of competency definition and measurement under four topic…
Descriptors: Adults, Certification, Competence, Competency Based Education
Fincher, Cameron – 1979
The forces or pressures that have produced a concern for fundamental skills of literacy are briefly considered, and a number of related questions are raised about willingness and capabilities for dealing with the issues in a deliberative, systematic manner. A major premise is the belief that the back-to-basics movement can be understood best in…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Role, Competence, Elementary Secondary Education
Hathaway, Walter E. – 1980
The public's reasons for encouraging the competency testing of teachers are discussed, as well as arguments against teacher testing. Testing activities or considered legislation in Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Tennessee, Georgia, Arkansas, Virginia, Iowa, Oklahoma, Arizona, Wisconsin, and New York are briefly…
Descriptors: Competence, Competency Based Teacher Education, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Klemp, George O., Jr. – 1980
This introduction and overview is part of a seven-section report that investigates how individual competence is defined and assessed in the settings of education and work. Following background rationale, the first portion develops a definition of competence as "a characteristic of an individual that underlies effective work performance."…
Descriptors: Adults, Certification, Competence, Competency Based Education
National Postsecondary Education Cooperative. – 1999
This interim report presents the framework for classifying competency-based initiatives developed by the NPEC (National Postsecondary Education Cooperative) Working Group. Section 1 presents a structure for classifying competency initiatives based upon student progression into, within, and from postsecondary education. Key applications of…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Articulation (Education), Case Studies, Check Lists
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