This learning module on evaluating students in performance-based vocational education (PBVE) programs is one of nine developed for use in training administrators, teachers, and prospective teachers in the utilization of Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States (V-TECS) catalogs of performance objectives, criteria-referenced measures,…

This project was undertaken to develop a model for the construction of curriculum material using Vocational Technical Consortium of States (VTECS) occupational information as the primary background source. Each instructional package developed related to one specific task listed in the VTECS catalog and was totally self-contained. The packages were…

The purposes of this paper are to explore and present various opinions concerning the nature of functional literacy and the questions involved in assessing the extent to which one is or is not functionally literate, and to describe one instrument designed to measure functional literacy. The major sections of the paper provide information on the…

James Bryant Conant's book, "The Education of America" (1963), triggered a major change in physical education curricula. Formerly a (sports) skills and applied techniques oriented discipline, physical education has expanded to areas such as kinesiology and sports sociology. However, performance and performance courses are still an important aspect…

This manual provides a discussion of methods and responsibilities involved in the curriculum development process used by the Interstate Distributive Education Curriculum Consortium. Following an introductory chapter, the second chapter presents ten steps for conducting occupational task surveys: determine occupational scope, develop task…

High school graduation requirements at the Delphian School are presented. The program consists of four levels. Level one is intended largely as review and remediation of previous schooling through the sixth grade. Levels two through four take the student through high school graduation. The requirements for each level are listed as well as course…

This booklet of tests is designed to accompany "Competencies for Articulation: Electronics"--CE 026 993. The written test questions suggest the knowledge level needed to accomplish the skills necessary to complete each competency. It is suggested that they may be used to assess the development of competencies or they may be used as…

Designed to help articulate vocational education student progress from one level of training to another and to employment, this health occupations guide lists fifty-nine competencies for patient care and doctors' office work. The format for each competency is (1) task statement, (2) list of conditions and limitations for performance, and (3)…

A study of the implementation of a rational/bureaucratic model of knowledge in classrooms suggests that current modes of educational administration are based on control, via rational planning, of social relations, individual consciousness, and epistemology. Bureaucratic organization and professionalism enjoy a symbiotic relationship, combined with…

Arguing that the term "competency based education" (CBE) has been erroneously applied to minimum competency programs, this booklet contends that the problems addressed by the minimum competency movement can be, but probably will not be, resolved by the implementation of true competency based education (CBE). The first section of the booklet…

This teacher's guide is designed to accompany the Tractor Mechanic Competency Based Education (CBE) Curriculum (CE 022 480). The following information is included: a discussion of the uses of the Tractor Mechanic CBE curriculum; definitions of related terms; the table of contents for the Tractor Mechanic CBE curriculum; a list of competencies by…

Proficiency, or competency, testing is a recent attempt to meet the public demand for accountability. But instead of placing the responsibility on the educational organization, competency testing appears to be a sophisticated approach to holding students and teachers accountable. Although some form of student assessment is needed, it is not yet…

Reported are techniques used to analyze a general education program in the natural sciences at Clayton Junior College, a two-year college in Morrow, Georgia. A model identifying expected competencies and their assessment is presented, factors related to success in the program are examined, and results of the use of the model are discussed. (PB)

A two-day training program is described that may be used by individuals or in preservice or inservice experiences to teach participants the knowledge and skills required to design, develop, and evaluate competency-based career guidance programs in whatever their work setting may be. It is appropriate for all career guidance personnel, including…

This chart prepared by the Maryland State Department of Education describes reading goals for children in each school grade. It prescribes general goals for each grade level and includes specific activities at which students are expected to be competent. The general goals for each grade are: the ability to utilize a variety of reading materials,…