Describes competency-based vocational education and discusses three systems to measure student performance: time free, competency profiles, and time quality. (JOW)

This article describes the response to recommendations made by the National Association of Secondary School Principals' Consortium for the Performance Based Preparation of Principals regarding improvements in administrator education programs. Efforts to adopt the recommendations at universities in California, Utah, Illinois, and Michigan are…

The article describes a method to link a competency based vocational curriculum that reflects current industry standards with the educational planning components of the Individualized Education Program. Implementations strategies and benefits of the V-TECS (Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States) are considered. (CL)

The author examines how research into the learning process paved the way for the application of modern technology--the microcomputer--to individualized, competency-based learning systems. He also discusses the educational benefits of such technologies as videocassette recorders, two-way cable television, telemail, viewdata, and robots. (CT)

Reviews the benefits of self-paced, short-term training programs for community colleges and for adult learners. Identifies the characteristics of competency-based education that should be included in the short-term training. Suggests scheduling and registration/tracking possibilities and underscores the importance of close interaction between…

Advocated is a training program to prepare qualified prisoners soon to be eligible for parole for employment in the field of therapeutic recreation. (GW)

State legislatures have demanded hard figures on what their dollars are producing in the schools. Today, 43 states have some sort of assessment program. (Author/MLF)

Describes a training program designed to bring a competency-based adult education process approach to staff development for English-as-a-Second-Language instructors. (SK)

Discusses a study which indicated that relationships exist between students' learning styles and their attitudes toward individualized, competency-based typewriting instruction, particularly for beginning students. (JOW)

Reviews and discusses the potential accomplishments and limitations of a performance-based method of deriving instructional content, taking into account five broad classes of learning outcomes--intellectual skills, information, cognitive strategies, attitudes, and motor skills--which are viewed as what is learned in any or all of the subjects of a…

The state laws currently being passed to promote competency-based education and testing are so lacking in detail and so unrealistic in their expectations that they will do little to restore public confidence in education and may even have a disruptive influence. (SJL)

Presents a model to rewrite existing competency statements in standardized format to eliminate nonspecific, confounded, and missing competencies. Examples of the application of the model are given. (Author)

Describes Western Governors University, a virtual university (http://www.westgov.org) organized by 15 western states and Guam to offer competency-based degrees via the Internet, electronic mail, computer software, video, or satellite. (Author)

Case studies of five British retail companies with National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) identified factors affecting implementation: (1) their motivation to offer NVQs; (2) their initial reactions; (3) extent of implementation; (4) resource requirements; and (5) benefits/disadvantages of competency-based qualifications. It is recommended that…

When selecting a multimedia producer, it is important to know how they do their work and the quality of their products. Factors include who is in control of the process, personal comfort with the production team, and their instructional capability. (JOW)