The Competency Profile Analysis System (CAP) is useful for planning training programs focusing on competency-based learning systems. The basic assumptions of the CAP System and its five phases (basic CAP document, validation, preparation of objectives, development of learning modules, and development of learning sites and resources) are detailed.…

With knowledge gained at the Arizona Counselors Academy, solid support from administrators and a well-developed manual, Tucson is an excellent example of a comprehensive competency-based guidance program. This case study examines how Tucson developed a new program and got buy-in from the powers that be. (GCP)

This document is an amalgam of three leaflets describing various aspects of the Competence Based Learning Program (CBL) of Alverno College, Milwaukee. The first document, "Historical Development of CBL at Alverno," is a concise history of the movement from the recognition of a need for change in the teacher preparation program in 1969,…

This study involved the development of resource modules as part of a competency-based model for preparing teachers of reading under guidelines adopted by the International Reading Association. An advisory panel of experts provided suggestions for developing modules at three levels of competency: professional entry, advanced, and specialization.…

This overview of competency based education (CBE) explores some of the important policies and dimensions of CBE that go beyond the popularized notion that simple tests can be devised to make student promotion and graduation decisions or to demonstrate possession of required or desired competencies. Examined are such areas as the reasons CBE has…

The Curriculum of Attainments (COA) Project is investigating a strategy which includes the establishment, expansion and proliferation of pilot CBE programs within existing academic departments. (BD)

Classrooms across the country are discovering the power of service-learning--the ideal way to help students develop social and academic skills while giving back to their community. Now for the first time, there's a practical how-to guide on using serving-learning to promote inclusion and differentiate instruction for students with and without…

The document presents the third of six modules resulting from a 3 year project to develop and test competency based programs for camp personnel serving the physically handicapped. The module is divided into three units--camp resources, program planning and development, and program operation. An introductory section gives an explanation of…

This monograph examines the concept of competency-based education (CBE) as it applies to elementary and secondary schools by identifying the defining characteristics and underlying rationale that distinguish CBE from other educational approaches, by describing a decision-making framework for use with CBE programs, and by discussing several…

As a result of program weaknesses found in a 1967 study of the counselor education program at Michigan State University, a new model entitled "systematic counseling" was developed. It has now been used with over 700 trainees and 6,000 clients in supervised practicum settings. Briefly, systematic counseling represents an organized means of…

Advocated is a training program to prepare qualified prisoners soon to be eligible for parole for employment in the field of therapeutic recreation. (GW)

Resulting from a 3 year project to develop and test competency based programs for camp personnel, the document contains a staff manual for personnel of a residential camp for physically handicapped campers (6 to 18 years old). An introductory section gives an explanation of competency based instruction, describes a module, and provides an overview…

The general format of a representative learning module is presented to provide a guide for teachers attempting to construct their own modules. A statement of need for such a project is followed by an examination of the individual components making up most learning modules: (1) organizational numbering system; (2) general statement; (3) task…

The purpose of the Career Education Personnel Model (CEPM) was to develop competency-based models for the preparation and training of education personnel (K-12) who will plan and implement career education programs at the local level. The CEPM staff identified educational personnel competencies essential to local career education programs by…

Since 2002 the "Zurich E-Learning Certificate" offers lecturers and academic staff from the three main universities in Zurich the possibility to take part in a professional development program which supports the acquirement of eCompetence. The program is the result of a cooperation between the University of Zurich (UZH), the Swiss…