The necessity for program modification to meet existing local needs and the current thrust toward competency-based instruction led to this curriculum development project. The intent of the project was to determine the feasibility of incorporating educational innovations within the Business Education Student Teaching Program in order to begin to…

The relationship between individualized instruction (II) and letter grades is an issue of considerable debate. Ultimately, II and the letter grade system are incompatible. Grading has been a traditional form for ranking or comparing students with respect to performance criteria. The scale typically has been A to F, whereas with individualized…

Although teacher-developed materials are usually created with objectives designed for a particular group of students at a particular point in time, they may be valuable for use by other instructors, at other institutions, in other circumstances. Materials which are immediately transferable to other situations should be called "usable." Materials…

This paper discusses a reorganization plan for the University of Vermont. Faculty, students, and community groups were asked to define educational and related competencies in a futures perspective within a community context and to define new organizational patterns to achieve new missions and functions. Seven recommended changes are discussed, and…

This document reviews the first year of progress for the Performance-Based Education (PBE) project at Northern Montana College. The project is a projected five-year (five-phase) plan to adapt curricular offerings to a performance-based standard. The five phases will focus on the following activities, respectively: (a) identification of…

This paper summarizes the results of a study of student achievement and student attitudes toward competency-based curriculum in one high school in the Houston Independent School District. Students were asked to rate instructional modules they completed during one academic year. They were given parts of the California Achievement Test and the…

This paper briefly describes the Special Education Administration Training Project (SEATP), a competency-based model for training leaders in the field of special education. Although part of the discussion deals with particular facets of the SEATP model, much of it outlines basic characteristics that are shared by other competency-based training…

This paper represents the opinions of two educators who are presently involved with investigations into competency-based education (CBE). It sets forth the assumptions underlying competency-based education that have been interpreted from statements in literature, from research reports, from observation, and from its proponents and opponents.…

A statement of the developmental process and content of the AASL certification model. (Author)

The pros and cons of developing a performance-based physical education program are examined with particular emphasis upon individual abilities of students. (JD)

Prescriptive instruction should be developed for all students, ensuring that each will have the opportunity to achieve to the maximum of his or her ability. (Author/MLF)

The Pennsylvania State University College of Education's Instruction Support System (ISS) was developed to manage the logistical operation of large group individualized competency-based instruction. Software and hardware charting, operational procedures, and data from student opinion questionnaires are cited. (RAO)

The author explains what the teacher must know and prepare for when implementing vocational instruction developed by the Curriculum Delivery System (CDS) Project. Preparation of the learning activity packages are discussed, and the major points to remember when utilizing the total system are summarized. (BM)

The potential of minimum competency testing cannot be realized unless school districts engage in the complex processes of competency-based program development. (Author/MLF)

Describes an alternative strategy for certain sections of a Meal Management course at Texas Tech University. These sections are taught by an individualized, self-paced method which allows students to program their own schedules through the modules of study. (VT)