Presents arguments in favor of competency-based general education within the context of a program developed at Central Technical Community College (Nebraska) which utilizes an open entry, open exit approach for all programs. Outlines suggested competencies in the areas of communications and oral communications. (MB)

Presents excerpts from presentations at the Wingspread Center. These presentations argue numerous issues in the minimum competency movement. (IRT)

This article describes the early stages in the implementation of the competency-based employment-counseling model in a local employment office in Kentucky. Preliminary steps taken at both the state and local levels are discussed. The conclusions provide several key factors to successful initial implementation. (Author)

Many would-be reformers have become so entranced with educational standards that they fail to recognize accompanying problems, such as optimal generality and subordination levels. There is really no difference between instructional objectives and content standards. Other perils of content standards include inadequate descriptive vigor,…

Progress of 12 lecturers through a competency-based inservice teacher training program showed great variation in the processes used to collect evidence for assessment of competence and in methods used to support learning, raising questions about professional competence standards. Factors contributing to progress included peer group and tutor…

Reviews concerns associated with restructuring curricula to match current competency requirements. Identifies need for change, presents three models that can provide faculty with a starting point for implementing change, and discusses models for assessing colleges that are in the process of formulating student learning outcomes approaches.…

Discusses changes in government policies in England and Wales during last 20 years and the effects of the new performance-driven agendas on head teachers. Describes national programs for school leadership based on national standards, competency framework, and visits. Questions effectiveness of these nationally designed programs. (Contains 57…

More so than with other treatment models, teaching for competence is a primary therapeutic intervention in re-education. As failure is transformed into success, children experience a powerful burst of motivation and well-being. (Contains 19 references.) (Author)

A further education college in Northern Ireland revised a hairdressing curriculum to meet the requirements of the National Vocational Qualifications. The switch to competency-based education required many changes in the traditional role of lecturers, student recordkeeping, the concept of attendance, and the delivery system. (SK)

The article presents a six-step procedure for analyzing spelling errors, selecting instructional tactics, and setting performance standards for correcting persistent spelling errors. (DB)

Comments on the negative aspects of discipline-based art education (DBAE), focusing on standardized instruction and testing. Criticizes the designers of DBAE for using a technocratic, rationalistic model of education. Expresses concern that DBAE evokes identical student responses, rather than the diverse outcomes that should be the goal of art…

Presents a deconstructionist perspective of competency-based educational (CBE) technology. Traces the growth of CBE, emphasizing the political and philosophical context. Identifies the mechanisms of power and knowledge that form the constituent elements of CBE technology. Discusses the impact of the implementation of CBE at personal,…

Clarifies the theoretical foundations of curriculum plans in industrial education. Introduces curriculum-design patterns as a means of comparing different ideas, relating curriculum plans to past practices, and identifying implications for change. (71 references) (JOW)

Describes Rogers State College's (Oklahoma) use of Multiple Learning Opportunities (MLO), a print-based, student-centered, instructor-managed and -directed, audio-and-video supplemented, competency-based synergistic teaching and learning system. Explains the four formats in which each MLO course is offered: traditional, independent study, video…

Soon there will be national occupational standards of competence for managers of outdoor education and recreation centers in the United Kingdom. Charlotte Mason Management Services has mounted a competence-based residential course for outdoor and environmental center managers. Fewer than half the participating managers have had any previous…