This has made educators examine newer instructional methodologies whose efforts have brought a shift in the teaching methods from traditional methods to contemporary methods. Though similar philosophies and techniques have come up over the past few decades, the flipped classroom is a prominent approach in the educational environment. A modest…

At McCook Community College (MCC) in Nebraska, a teachers' guide was developed to introduce the goals and processes of outcomes-based learning (also termed competency-based education and mastery learning) to the college faculty. Several procedures were used: a review of the literature, an analysis of two previously existing manuals, and a review…

Several studies have analysed the impact of competency-based methodologies on human resource management, with special emphasis on their applications to management education and development. As concerns management education, however, these studies have usually focused on one or few separate aspects, never proposing a consistent application of…

As a supplement to the Los Rios Community College District Master Plan, this paper provides a model for student diagnosis within the district's instructional programs. The report first identifies three diagnostic areas: determination of the remedial instruction needed by students, identification of their preferred learning styles, and survey of…

Our department has redesigned its electrical engineering and computer engineering programs completely by adopting a learning methodology based on competence development, problem solving, and the realization of design projects. In this article, we show how this pedagogical approach has been successfully used for learning compiler design.

This workshop facilitator's guide is designed to inform professional staff about competency-based vocational education (CBVE) to help eligible persons on public assistance acquire competencies necessary for gainful employment in the following occupational areas: airline reservations and travel services; computer applications; dental care;…

The CAUT (College and University Teaching) Project, was designed to create activities to enable faculty members at Oregon State University to design and implement a systematic instructional process. The CAUT Project uses a full year program with four phases of inservice activities for faculty members: workshops, a planning period, a materials and…

This guide is intended to help educators understand, develop, and implement workplace simulations for students in grades K-12. The introduction examines the role of simulation in integrated school-to-work programs. Discussed first are the following aspects of the workplace simulations model on which the simulations are based: educational premises…

This module, part of a series of early childhood education instructional materials, is intended to assist teachers in adapting an on-campus early childhood education program for use by students desiring self-paced instruction in early childhood education. The course consists of individualized study of a topic chosen by the student or approved work…

The Systematic Curriculum and Instructional Development (SCID) model provides a tested procedure for developing high-quality, low-cost competency-based education and tech prep curriculum and instructional materials. It consists of 5 phases--analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation--and 23 components. The analysis phase…

This booklet, the fourth in a series of four volumes on the Designing a Curriculum (Dacum) process, is intended to assist instructors and trainers in examining some of the issues involved in translating a Dacum chart and curriculum objectives into an instructional program. Discussed first are various points of view as to where program development…

This handbook is designed as a process approach to competency-based adult education (CBAE) implementation in the areas of management, assessment, guidance, and instruction. Each component also addresses cultural considerations. The guide is organized in five sections. The first section is an overview of CBAE that explains the reasons for using…