The Modesto plan includes basic skills competency standards in the K-8 grades and competency-based high school graduation. (IRT)

Described is the System of Training for Effective Performance, a competency based training program for professionals and paraprofessionals providing services to retarded persons. (IM)

A staff development process, the Basic Skills Articulation Plan (BSAP), has been used by the Franklin County (Ohio) Department of Education to meet state-mandated educational goals. BSAP and its results are summarized. (MT)

Describes a public administration course specifically designed for adults. Course competencies are defined and instructional materials are discussed. (RM)

Presents three areas of skilled performance as examples of an interpretive approach to the identification of nursing competencies. Also examines competency measurement strategies, definitions of competency-based education and examination, limits of competency-based education, and alternative approaches. (CT)

This reaction to Robert M. Gagne's article (1979) explores the meaning of "reflective thinking" and the relationship between it and survival and vocational activities, presents reasons for converting our educational and training system to performance-based instruction, and explains differences between traditional forms of instruction and…

Competency testing can provide helpful information to educators and the public. (Author)

Describes a framework for competency-based training focused on the importance of training the person responsible for implementing staff development programs. Suggests Kolb's experiential learning model as a vehicle for instilling competencies that overcome difficulties with many traditional, single modality approaches to training. (JOW)

Competency-based education (CBE) has moved from observing task performance to the cognitive structures underlying performance. This appropriation of cognitive psychology has not reconciled differences in definitions of competence. Instead, it is used to explain the purposes of CBE in meeting the needs of industry, supplanting any other values that…

Discusses Robert Mager's theory of performance-based objectives that keeps trainers on a goal-oriented track and offers the promise of results. Indicates that society and the workplace are increasingly more complex and that trainers must be more versatile and know when to adapt Mager-type objectives to meet their needs. (JOW)

Describes the Structured Model of Competency-Based Instruction, an instructional model designed for performance-based, hybrid basic communication courses, and based in part on the Personalized System of Instruction. (SR)

Examples from road construction, mining, and other Australian industries show that the corporate sector has responded slowly to the introduction of a national framework for competency-based training. As industry bears more of the costs of training, it has yet to see returns in terms of productivity gains. (SK)

Describes steps the authors went through to develop an innovative course in fundamentals of management communication that derives from competency-based instruction. Describes how they reviewed administrative and course parameters; identified instructional modules and generated competencies for each one; and created objectives, achievement levels,…

A British study of 29 providers of competency-based management training to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and a survey of 591 SMEs revealed that the value of National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) was unclear to both groups. Providers felt NVQs lacked relevance to SMEs and were time consuming. Some SMEs participated only because…

The movement in British nursing education from nursing schools to higher education has been criticized for deficiencies in skills-based training. Adding a competency-based approach using National Vocational Qualifications is a way to ensure that nurses have practical competence as well as knowledge and understanding. (Contains 24 references.) (SK)