The author outlines an approach to competency-based education and lists factors vital to its statewide implementation. He covers advantages of statewide implementation and components of such a system, including commitment of state leaders, laws and policies, a supportive university system, and staff development. (CH)

The new requirement that Florida state college sophomores pass a four-part academic skills test before qualifying for an associate's degree or continuing as juniors is outlined, the recent history of the new regulation is discussed, and the skills tested in the program are listed. (MSE)

A suggested list of categories is presented to be used in the evaluation of adult-oriented computer software. These categories include instructional range of the program, program execution time, whether or not ancillary materials are available for the software, identifying software use, self-pacing programs, performance-oriented programs, and…

Techniques for determining the contents of professional continuing education are compared, and considerations in the development of professional continuing education programs in any field are discussed in the context of experience with planning programs in medicine and pharmacy. (MSE)

Reports results of a questionnaire designed to discover the similarities and/or differences among academic training and development curricula in U.S. colleges and universities. Results concern role clusters, types of degrees and average years offered, training and development roles by department, and rank of competencies taught. (CT)

This is the concluding part of an article published in the August 1983 edition. A number of arguments are developed to demonstrate the inadequacy of behaviorally defined objectives as a basis for curriculum planning. (SSH)

Outlined is an approach to vocational education designed to offer high school students exploratory contacts and job competencies for a wide range of occupations. (GW)

In this article, one of five concerning trends in vocational education, performance-based vocational education (PBVE) is viewed as the wave of the near future, permeating every aspect of the program. The author notes that in an orderly transition, personnel development should take the lead to produce change agents as well as the practioners who…

Discusses the competency-based writing program developed at Harper College. Each student proceeds at his/her own pace utilizing slide-tape shows, rhetoric texts, and supplementary materials to learn composition skills. (DC)

The emphasis of higher education has shifted from equal opportunity in the 1960's to faculty development and student learning in the 1970's. The result has been an "instructional revolution." Colleges are relying to an ever-increasing extent upon individualized instruction, and this is changing the roles of college teachers. The implications of…

Describes the Integrated Science sequence at Howard Community College (Maryland). The courses in this sequence incorporate principles from biology, chemistry, and physics to offer a broad view of science and to assist students in integrating the key principles within these disciplines. (DC)

This article describes a competency-based mathematics education program for preservice elementary school teachers. The need for differentiated staffing is discussed, and an overall schedule for the 15-week course is presented. (DT)

The Oregon Proficiency-Based Admission Standards System (PASS) is based on standards that describe the academic skills and knowledge students need to demonstrate for acceptance into any of Oregon's seven public universities. The Oregon University System (OUS) created PASS in 1993 for three reasons: (1) PASS aligns college admissions with Oregon's…

This document consists of an instructor's manual and student manual for a nurse assistant curriculum. The instructor's manual provides answers to activity sheets and unit evaluations along with individual unit overviews. Suggested teaching strategies and audiovisual supplements are included for each lesson. The student manual contains eight units:…

This activity guide, for Colorado teachers responsible for teaching geography to students in grades K-12, explains how to use the principles of contextual learning to integrate academic content standards with career development and workplace competencies. The introduction discusses the guide's purpose, the role of standards and assessments in the…