This booklet is one of five related publications that delineate the program developed by the District of Columbia Public Schools for fulfilling the district's educational mission. The heart of this effort is the design and implementation of a districtwide competency-based curriculum for the prekindergarten level through grade 12, plus the…

Cited are examples of and considerations concerning the increasing possibility of legal suits against an institution or an instructor for failure on the part of a student to learn. (Author/MS)

The Problem Oriented Medical Record (which allows practical definition of the behavioral terms thoroughness, reliability, sound analytical sense, and efficiency as they apply to the identification and management of patient problems) provides a vehicle to use in performance based type evaluation. A test-run use of the record is reported. (JT)

The problem oriented medical record (POMR) is a structured record made up of four main parts: a problem list, a defined data base, initial plans, and progress notes. After describing format and use of the records the author discusses their various uses in medical educational settings. (JT)

An Englishman takes a critical look at modern approaches to education in the United States. He found greater emphasis being placed on measuring achievement, tests, objectives, and performance with minor importance given to attitudes and activities directed towards the joys of learning in elementary and secondary education. (EC)

Alternative high schools have developed three basic responses to the question of graduation requirements: no requirements, the basic class/credit system with many options available under it, and a restructuring so that requirements are based on demonstrated competence in areas determined by the alternative school community. The competency approach…

A look at a math program at Burlington Community College designed to insure competencies and reduce the attrition rate in the program. (HB)

Investigates the possibility of repeated tests to demonstrate competency. Three competency tasks were administered to 89 college students. Students failing to demonstrate competency on one or more tasks on an initial test were retested only on those tasks. All students later were given a delayed retest. (HM)

The responsibility and accountability for delivering education should rest with the schools and colleges. The federal government should be content to identify the nation's educational needs that have not been, or cannot be carried out by the states, local districts, or individual institutions, and to stimulate action to meet these needs.…

Elementary teachers from three different urban socioeconomic neighborhoods were surveyed regarding their preferences toward uniform vs competency-based systems of salary increment; the relationship between selected characteristics of teachers and principals and teachers' attitudes toward alternate forms of salary increment were also investigated.…

This report on the Pennsylvania statewide assessment program answers two questions: (1) what are minimum competencies?; and (2) for whom are competencies really minimal? (Author/MP)

Discusses the contributions of other fields to educational technology, i.e., communications, management science, and behavioral sciences. Other considerations include the enduring effects of programed instruction, performance assessment for instruction improvement, and the future of educational technology for educational improvement. (VT)

In a survey of 51 state science supervisors, 93 percent of the supervisors who replied said that state-wide minimum-competency testing did not assess science learning. (BB)

The Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine is exploring the possibility of using a curriculum based on the systematic feed-forward establishment of competency-based terminal performance objectives to replace the cyclic feedback approach of curricular design presently being used. (Author/LBH)

The Institute for Personal and Career Development of Central Michigan University offers external degree programs for adult learners using nontraditional study. The competency-based programs described include credit given for the educational background and relevant career-life experiences of registered nurses in Michigan. (Author/LBH)