The authors contend that competency-based education holds great promise for the future, especially as a systematic framework for teaching and learning certain items. (AN)

Discusses military training programs--those competency-based educational activities with operational objectives designed to have an impact on individual and unit performance. (JOW)

A four-phase project to validate a graduate psychology training program in delopmental disabilities included development of a questionnaire, a survey of 94 professionals who rated competency areas, validation of subskills within each area, and revision of the final 15 competency areas. (CL)

Raises three issues of competency testing: how competency is to be defined, tested, and paid for. (JL)

Describes the program developed by the Study Skills Center at San Diego State University to help students improve their writing. (FL)

To assess a child's readiness to integrate, a "competency based assessment" is described. Here, the standards of a particular regular class are measured and the handicapped child's competencies are compared to those standards. (Author)

To test the general reliability and validity of the Triangulation Interview Form (TIF), 52 observers viewed a videotape simulation of an interview situation. Agreement among observers for each of 16 TIF questions ranged from 85 to 98 percent. Observers significantly discriminated between eight behaviors judged complete and eight behaviors judged…

The author addresses the issue of the match between traditional secondary school curriculum and the skills/competencies needed by many handicapped students. A functional model used by the Department of Defense Dependents Schools is discussed in terms of individualized programing, modification/addition of competencies, scheduling, generalizability…

Considers John Carroll's model of instruction for mastery learning, first presented almost twenty years ago, as the best way to ensure that public high school graduates are educationally competent. Discusses problems with mastery learning and offers some solutions. (WD)

Four practical, easy-to-use management tools are presented which address data management needs and aid in managing things and people in a competency-based vocational education program. They are the task listing, the learning package, the time card, and the student performance agreement. (LRA)

Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of competency based instruction. Points out that, while not a cure-all, individualized instruction is one of the best available teaching tools. (JOW)

Effective teaching is based on a sound educational philosophy, the use of good teaching methods, an adequate curriculum based on the needs of students and supported by appropriate and properly used instructional materials, and adequate facilities for implementing the other components. (LRA)

Presented is an overview of the steps in the development of a competency-based curriculum and examples which apply the concepts to a physical therapy educational program. (JH)

College-level "grade inflation" may result not from flabby standards but from more effective instructional strategies such as mastery learning. (Author/JM)

Posits that professionals working in school and public libraries should extend their competencies to meet the needs of young children. Findings of a research and demonstration project sponsored by the U.S. Office of Education are used to support the hypothesis. (FM)