Competency Based Education (CBE) is a system of instruction which holds that the learner has completed his preparation only when he effectively does the job he has been learning to do. Three major assumptions which form the basis for CBE are: (1) an educational program should prepare the student with competencies to effectively do the job he is…

A procedural manual and a workbook present information on assessing instructional supervisory competencies in special education. Reviewed in a section on data collection are the five instruments used to obtain performance estimates on the specified critical competencies, directions for self assessment, and directions for using the instruments in…

The proposition, "That measurement issues in competency-based educational programs (CBE) are not different from those in other kinds of testing (NCBE)" must be declared false. (1) Measurement in CBE focuses on the present while NCBE measurement focuses on information needed for future planning. (2) CBE measurement starts with definitive statements…

The document presents unit plans which offer lists of experiences and competencies to be learned in the area of agricultural machinery for agribusiness, natural resources, and environmental occupations. The units include: (1) safety; (2) agricultural service center; (3) component parts--bearings, gears, pulleys, clutches, and others; (4) metal…

Counselor educators at The University of Tennessee implemented a competency-based counseling practicum in 1974. These educators have had several reactions to this approach. The counselor competencies that are employed are listed at the conclusion of the paper. It has been noted that the competencies tend to encourage movement through the…

The guidelines for carpentry performance objectives were written for vocational educators in order to insure that their programs are fulfilling the training requirements of today's job market. The document outlines eight uses of performance objectives and provides sample employability profiles, training achievement records, and a carpentry…

The concept of attainment requirement and the development and assessment of attainment requirements for natural science majors is discussed. Structures involving several different kinds and levels of terminal and generic attainment are presented. The implications of such levels of attainment and performance standards for assessment strategies are…

This paper, presented by the Black Advisory Task Force to the Child Development Associate (CDA) Consortium, reports on the development of the "collaborative process" approach to the examination and credentialing of CDA candidates. The collaborative approach was designed to be free from racial bias, to be predictive of job performance,…

This paper compares several existing competency based models in educational administration with each other and with statements about administrative competencies found in the literature. The models are compared according to their underlying concepts, their definitions of the meaning of competence, and their procedures for identifying competencies.…

During the past 10 years, a partnership between researchers and practitioners in educational research has developed in Oregon. In 1965 the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission was established. Since then, the commission has carried out research and influenced the development of various aspects of teacher education, certification, and related…

There are limitations inherent in a competency-based approach to counselor education, beginning with the assumption that it is impossible to specify all the competencies that a counselor needs or should have for any given setting. It follows from these assumptions that the designing of instruction cannot deal operationally with more than a limited…

This study investigated time in instruction, gain, and rate of learning across three modes of material presentation in a criterion-referenced individualized course of instruction. Two hundred fifty-six college students enrolled in an introductory educational psychology course were randomly assigned to one of three instruction modes of material…

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of two different teaching methods on the attitudes of Texas A&M University students participating in required physical education. Thirteen classes were taught using performance-based instruction, while 15 classes were taught using a traditional method. A two-group posttest design was used…

This first progress report of the Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States (V-TECS) covers the progress of the V-TECS through its first seven months of operation and is designed to provide information to member States, prospective members, and interested agencies, organizations, and foundations. (The fundamental purpose of V-TECS is to…

The purposes of this project were to chart the processes by which an individual becomes a school administrator, to identify competencies the school administrator needs to perform his role effectively, and to develop a conceptual framework that lends itself to understanding the university's role in the overall process of training school…