The Process-Outcome Model (POM) is essentially a competency-based model of student personnel education. This document describes the method of implementing the POM in a seminar on the college student. In seeking to implement the model, the authors make the following assumptions: (1) didactic and experiential knowledge are necessary components for…

This self-instructional learning packet is one part of a competency-guided program for instructional supervisor preparation developed by the Special Education Supervisor Training (SEST) project. This packet deals with the study and practice of time utilization as it relates to the supervisor; users of the packet have the opportunity to review and…

Described is the diagnostic assessment system for professional supervisory competencies developed by the Special Education Supervisor Training Project at the University of Texas at Austin. An introductory section reviews such aspects as the competency-guided training model and the rationale for self-assessment. Five instruments are reviewed, and…

This document contains abstracts describing competency-based programs related to the Adult Performance Level (APL) project and adult education. The catalog is divided into two sections: state program implementation and local program implementation. The first section describes programs and research projects currently active in Alabama, California,…

This catalog, describing a number of competency-based programs for the education and training of guidance and counseling personnel, is organized into two sections: educational programs and summary lists of competencies. Five areas of classification according to types of client needs are presented for each section: (1) Using Systematic Planning and…

This handbook was written primarily to assist module developers working in the Kentucky Competency-Based Curriculum Project. It was also prepared to help module developers in other areas of education as well as to help administrators who would be installing programs of this type in their schools. This handbook provides an explanation of…

This publication contains a 216-question multiple-choice assessment test that is one part of a competency-guided program for instructional supervisor preparation developed by the Special Education Supervisor Training (SEST) project. In addition to the test questions, the booklet contains a separate sheet for recording responses to the questions, a…

The instructional leadership model presented here consists of three types of sequential processes: (1) Agreeing on achievement outcomes and standards. Once the teacher and administrator have agreed on what outcomes to teach, they can then agree on some indicators as to how well and at what rate students attain these outcomes. (2) Sharing…

The accountability system was designed in part to link practice and theory more closely, but educators in the humanities point out that neither everyday experienced nor the affective domain can be accountable in such an explicity system. In the humanities, especially, there is another way of knowing -- unpredictable, unique, often capricious --…

This booklet represents a summary of a regional conference and is designed to serve as an introductory discussion of the use of the competency based education concept in general undergraduate programs. Emphasis is placed on essential conditions of competency, current factors affecting higher education, the scope and variety in competency-based…

This research program compared computer-based and programed textbook-based curricula for training students to troubleshoot digital logic circuits. Students were matched in pairs on two pretests, a verbal aptitude test, and an electronics and mathematics aptitude test, and randomly assigned to the two curricula, which contained identical…

In recognition of the need for guidance services to be accountable for their portion of the educational process, this guide was designed for the development of a competency-based, outcome-stated plan by each school district in Texas. The guide covers the five phases of the planning process and the counselor competencies required. The format is…

This resource guide for adult education personnel describes programs and publications on APL (Adult Performance Level) and Competency-Based Adult Education (CBAE). Includes: (1) Descriptions of APL examination programs developed by the American College Testing Program, (2) brief description of Missouri project on the identification of adult basic…

The Experimental Manpower Laboratory developed and piloted a structured counseling program which was designed to teach specific job-required behaviors. Each structured counseling session had as its objective, one of the job-required behaviors. Within the session specific interventions were prescribed to achieve the predetermined objective. This…

This second progress and information report of the Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States (V-TECS) is designed to provide the reader with a basic understanding of the processes and procedures used to develop catalogs of performance objectives and the nature of the cooperative efforts of the members in promoting performance-based…