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Direct linkCronley, Courtney; Black, Beverly; Killian, Michael – Journal of Social Work Education, 2019
We describe a statistical seminar designed to provide a common foundation in core statistical concepts among all students as they enter a social work PhD program. Student feedback surveys assessed students' statistics preparation prior to entering the program, and pre- and posttests were compared for increases in statistical knowledge. Nearly half…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Statistics, Mathematics Skills, Skill Development
Download full textAdelman, Cliff; Ewell, Peter; Gaston, Paul; Schneider, Carol Geary – Lumina Foundation for Education, 2014
Since its publication in January 2011 as the beta Degree Qualifications Profile (see ED515302), the DQP has proved its usefulness to higher education institutions and associations from coast to coast. More than 400 colleges and universities have used the DQP. Its applications have been as diverse as the variety of missions of higher education.…
Descriptors: Academic Degrees, Degree Requirements, Higher Education, Minimum Competencies
Chen, Yurong; Wang, Wenhua – Higher Education Studies, 2011
It has been an urgent mission for universities and institutes to instruct the students with enterprise knowledge and cultivate high quality entrepreneurial talents with innovation. The paper discusses the knowledge, ability and quality structure of talents of economics and administration with a purpose to achieve the goal of innovative…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Talent, Economics Education
Wheelahan, Leesa – Journal of Education and Work, 2009
This paper develops a social realist critique of competency-based training (CBT) by drawing on the philosophy of critical realism and the sociology of Basil Bernstein as complementary modes of analysis. CBT is the mandated model of curriculum in the vocational education and training (VET) sector in Australia. It results in an impoverished…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Competence
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, 2004
This 2004 revision represents a refinement of the competencies to reflect current technologies and to incorporate future technological developments. The three Competency Goals are unchanged from those adopted for the 1992 Standard Course of Study. They are: (1) The learner will understand important issues of a technology-based society and will…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Technological Literacy, State Standards, Knowledge Level
Peer reviewedNelli, Elizabeth; Minnis, Bernard – Action in Teacher Education, 1986
The development of an intervention program initiated by the Kentucky Department of Education to ensure that minority education majors have access to training in skills needed for standardized tests is described. (MT)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Language Skills, Minimum Competency Testing
Louisiana State Department of Education, 2004
This document is part of a series of materials meant to promote understanding of the knowledge and skills students must have and the kinds of work they must produce to be successful on the Graduation Exit Examination for the 21st Century (GEE 21). For GEE 21, student scores are reported at five achievement levels: advanced; mastery; basic;…
Descriptors: Grade 11, Test Items, Social Studies, Scores
Peer reviewedSlogoff, Stephen; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1992
Application of a knowledge-based standard in evaluating a written certification examination developed by the American Board of Anesthesiology established a standard of 57 percent correct over two years' examinations. This process is recommended for developing mastery-based (rather than normative-based) success criteria for evaluation of medical…
Descriptors: Anesthesiology, Certification, Higher Education, Knowledge Level
Peer reviewedEffgen, Susan K.; Chiarello, Lisa A. – Infants and Young Children, 2000
This article discusses the importance of the interdisciplinary, family-centered approach to early intervention and the critical relevance of the knowledge and skills of pediatric physical therapists to remediate complex impairments of young children while meeting family needs. It presents advance competencies in pediatric physical therapy for…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Family Programs
Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board, 2005
In 2003, the legislature and governor enacted House Bill 1909 to create a pilot project on competency-based transfer between two--and four--year colleges and universities. The legislation directed the Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) to select institutions to define transfer requirements in several disciplines on the basis of students'…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Pilot Projects, Community Colleges, State Legislation
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1982
This bulletin contains the current specifications from which the questions on the professional education subtest of the Florida Teacher Certification Examination were developed. Information is provided on: (1) competencies and subskills tested by the subtest; (2) generic competencies evaluation strategies; (3) the content base for the professional…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Interpersonal Competence
Peer reviewedSteuer, Faye B. – Teaching of Psychology, 1996
Provides an overview of the recent research concerning the application, benefits, and deficiencies regarding critical-reading skills and college instruction. Discusses how reading skills support cognitive processes necessary for acquiring psychological knowledge. Delineates the differences between narrative (story-like, believable) reading and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Educational Background, Intellectual Development
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1984
The Florida Teacher Certification Examination (FTCE) is based upon selected competencies that have been identified as minimal entry-level skills for prospective teachers. A description is given of the four subtests which make up the FTCE: (1) writing--essay on general topics; (2) reading--multiple choice "cloze" procedure on general…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Measurement Techniques, Minimum Competency Testing
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1983
The Florida Teacher Certification Examination (FTCE) is based upon selected competencies that have been identified as minimal entry-level skills for prospective teachers. A description is given of the four subtests which make up the FTCE: (1) writing--essay on general topics; (2) reading--multiple choice "cloze" procedure on general…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Measurement Techniques, Minimum Competency Testing
Ray, John R.; Bowman, Harry L. – 1988
The licensure of public school personnel in Tennessee is a function of the State Department of Education (SDE). Additional requirements for this certification function were added by the Comprehensive Education Reform Act (Senate Bill Number 1) of the 1984 Tennessee General Assembly. The Act mandated that the SDE use tests to assess the competence…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Communication Skills, Higher Education, Item Banks
