An executive report summarizes the Alberta Vocational Centre's development of a portable individualized, competency-based learning system for use in an adult basic education program in a non-institutional community location. The report deals with the project's rationale, development (including management, curricular development, budget, and site…

This module is part of a comprehensive workshop training package designed to assist in developing strategies for improving the preservice and inservice preparation of local vocational education administrators. The module addresses, through a variety of individual, small group, and large group experiences, many of the competencies that educators…

Three competency catalogs of tasks for industrial arts programs are presented. These include catalogs in Communications Technology, Materials and Processes Technology, and Power and Transportation Technology. The purpose of each catalog is to establish a basis for program content selection and criterion levels from which one may measure to see if…

Four competency catalogs of tasks for industrial arts programs are presented. These include catalogs in Metals Technology, Woods Technology, General Industrial Arts, and Industrial Crafts. The purpose of each catalog is to establish a basis for program content selection and criterion levels from which one may measure to see if individual learners…

A project was conducted to develop a marketing services curriculum guide for secondary and postsecondary distributive education programs in the areas of real estate and business/personal services. Interviews were conducted with business people in these two areas to establish their entry-level positions and career-advancement opportunities.…

Presented is a list of behavioral objectives which can be used to evaluate mastery of the competency of students in elementary school science. These competencies were prepared by the School District of Philadelphia. The lists are comprehensive and coded for easy reference. (CS)

This booklet of tests is designed to accompany the booklet "Auto Mechanics: Competencies for Articulation"--ED 151 563. The written test questions suggest the knowledge level needed to accomplish the skills necessary to complete the competency. It is suggested that they may be used to assess the development of competencies or they may be…

Competencies for Articulation materials have been developed by public schools, an educational district, and a community college in Nebraska to help vocational education students progress from one level of educational training to another and to employment. Their progress is to be measured by "competencies," each of which has three parts:…

Designed to help articulate vocational education student progress from one level of training to another and to employment, this drafting guide lists competencies for a core curriculum prerequisite to all drafting areas and competencies for machine, architectural, and civil drafting. The format for each competency is task statement, list of…

The report describes the goals and achievements of a project to develop a competency based curriculum for paraprofessionals serving severely, profoundly, and multiply handicapped persons. The development of curriculum modules in health care, special education, communication, and recreation is discussed, and field testing procedures with employees…

This manual is designed to assist teachers in operating a school store as a classroom-laboratory for teaching marketing in the high school distributive education curriculum. The first part of the guide provides a rationale for competency-based instruction, introduces the cluster concept of organizing jobs in marketing and distributive education,…

This curriculum guide states physical education program standards for schools in the Philadelphia School District. The major goal of the program, designed for students from grades 5-12, is to develop attitudes and practices that contribute to the maintenance of physical fitness. The "key competencies" listed in this guide are the program basics.…

This competency based drafting curriculum is presented in seven specialization sections with units in each section containing a competency statement, performance objective, learning activities, evaluation, and quiz or problem sheets. Some units also contain answer sheets and/or handout sheets. Sections and number of units presented are (1) basic…

This material is designed to implement instructional programs from kindergarten through the 12th grade. Competency goals and performance indicators are identified by grade level categories. Goals are defined as the ends toward which a student's learning is directed and performance indicators as reasonable measures of progress. Goals and…

This manual is the result of a two-year study by Arizona State University involving identification and assessment of competencies needed in community education. The goal of the study is to help community educators (1) identify competencies needed for superintendents, principals, coordinators, and directors; (2) establish priority rankings for…