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ED206675 TM810572
Title: Competency-Based
Education: Beyond Minimum Competency Testing.
Author(s): Nickse, Ruth, Ed.; McClure, Larry, Ed.
Author Affiliation: Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland,
OR.(RIK65325)
Pages: 254
Publication Date: 1981
Sponsoring Agency: National Inst. of Education (ED), Washington,
DC. (EDN00001)
Contract No: 400-76-0028
ISBN: 0-8077-2606-0
Available from: EDRS Price MF01 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from
EDRS.
Availability: Teachers College Press, 1234 Amsterdam Avenue, New
York, NY 10027.
Language: English
Document Type: Information Analysis (070); Opinion papers (120)
Geographic Source: U.S.; Oregon
Journal Announcement: RIEJAN1982
In this book
comprised of six chapters, multiple aspects of competency based
education (CBE) are discussed contextually by various authors in
terms of the current educational climate wherein the primary emphasis
is upon learning outcomes rather than the process of learning itself.
To illuminate the notion of competence, Chapter 1 presents: definitions
of competence from the vantages of several disciplines; four basic
principles underlying the development of competence; factors influencing
competency; issues pertinent to program development and; a model
of competence. Literature is reviewed in Chapter 2 in order to define
CBE. The authors propose that CBE is essentially an instructional
paradigm assuming different programmatic forms in different contexts.
Appropriate instructional strategies are examined in Chapter 3.
Guidelines herein suggested for planners also have implications
for teachers. Thirteen CBE programs currently being implemented
throughout the nation are presented in the following chapter. Concentrating
on the evaluation issue of how competencies can be assessed, Chapter
5 discusses conditions affecting role based assessment. The final
chapter notes that minimum competency testing constitutes a major
component of secondary education and that few schools have realized
the potential for development. Future implications are suggested.
(Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives; *Competence; *Competency Based
Education; Educational Objectives; Educational Philosophy; Elementary
Secondary Education; Evaluation Methods; *Instructional Design;
*Minimum Competency Testing; *Program Descriptions; Secondary Schools
