The curriculum revision project described in this paper was initiated by Gateway Technical Institute (Wisconsin) in 1976 in order to implement competency-based education (CBE) in Gateway's vocational/technical programs. The paper first defines the key elements of CBE as implemented at Gateway, which were developed on the basis of an analysis of…

This module, one of 25 on vocational education training for careers in environmental health occupations, contains self-instructional materials on using a stereo microscope. Following guidelines for students and instructors and an introduction that explains what the student will learn are three lessons: (1) accurately naming each part of the stereo…

The report covers the first two years of the 3 year Alternatives for Paraprofessional Training (APT) project. The project addresses the need for training paraprofessionals who currently are working with young handicapped children in rural and urban areas of Texas. APT provides onsite competency based training for paraprofessionals through a…

A project was conducted to adapt competency-based model graduate programs for preparing occupational educational administrators to local conditions and participant needs at Northern Illinois University. (The program was originally developed by Southern Illinois University [SIU]/Carbondale and Illinois State University [ISU].) The programs have…

Supporting performance objective 49 of the V-TECS (Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States) Bookkeeper Catalog, a set of student materials and an instructor's manual on typing tabulated material are included in this module. (This module is the fourth in a set of ten on bookkeeping [CE 019 480-489].) The student materials include pre-…

Books, articles, and theses are included in this annotated bibliography on mastery learning. Approximately 100 citations are included covering the period from 1969 to 1979. (DS)

Designed to be used with the General Marketing Curriculum Planning Guide (ED 156 860), this guide is intended to provide the curriuclum coordinator with a basis for planning a comprehensive program in the field of marketing for transportation and warehousing. It contains job competency sheets in eight instructional areas: (1) communications, (2)…

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…

Designed to help articulate vocational education student progress from one level of training to another and to employment, this electronics education guide lists competencies for soldering; performing basic operations with test equipment; servicing basic logic circuits; servicing DC power supplies; servicing solid state amplifiers; and servicing…

Resulting from a 3 year project to develop and test competency based programs for camp personnel serving the physically handicapped, the document contains a manual for training the camp director. An introductory section gives an explanation of competency based instruction, a description of a module, and an overview of the camp director training…

The development of competencies for a rehabilitation counselor education program can enable the rehabilitation counselor to assist clients effectively. Survey results of members of the National Rehabilitation Counseling Association (NRCA) agreed that 70% of the Michigan Competencies for Rehabilitation Counselors were a legitimate part of the…

This document, volume two of a two-volume project report describing a two-year study conducted to develop an individualized curriculum delivery system for competency-based vocational education, contains the following materials related to the project: a dissemination of framework paper; a schedule of conferences and workshops attended by the…

The Undergraduate Social Work Curriculum Development Project was funded by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to strengthen the education and practice competency of baccalaureate social workers, the entry-level professional social workers. The project report identifies the purposes of social work and the major objectives, functions,…

A collection of papers by leaders in the curriculum field, this book offers educators a scholarly look at current theory. The introduction provides a historical perspective and definitions of major curriculum theories. The book considers curriculum theory in the light of five major concerns: values, rational decision-making, psychological…

This booklet is intended to aid local school districts in Oregon as they work to develop and improve their educational programs in keeping with the competency-based high school graduation requirements established by Oregon's revised minimum standards for public schools. The booklet consists of six chapters that focus in turn on state requirements…