Educational Testing A Competence Based Approach

Author : James Boyle
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1405172223
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Educational Testing written by James Boyle and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Educational Testing provides support for those undertaking training in, and for training providers of, the Certificate of Competence in Educational Testing (CCET) (Level A). Developed by the British Psychological Society (BPS) the CCET aims to meet a need for standards for the use of tests in education in the UK, to encourage responsible test use by psychologists and non-psychologists alike. Written by the designers of the certificate and endorsed by the BPS's Steering Committee on Test Standards, Educational Testing is the only book of its kind available: Covers the 71 elements of the CCET in detail and acts as a ‘course text’ for those in training Describes each core competence Provides model answers and examples Offers an indication of the range of ways in which the core competences may be assessed by the Assessor, based upon the existing BPS Guidance for Assessors document Appendices offer guidance on BPS Standards, a glossary of technical terms, useful web-sites and on-line resources and Test Publishers Addresses.

Author : James Boyle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Educational Testing written by James Boyle and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Merrow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Politics of Competence written by John Merrow and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The extent to which we are being shaped by the "competency-based" concept in the training and licensing of teachers is the topic of this volume. The central statement "The Politics of Competence: A Review of Competency-Based Teacher Education," provides a review and interpretation of activity nationally. (The importance of this activity can be underscored by the estimate that hundreds of thousands of educator-person years are being consumed by this movement.) This statement is followed by a series of perspectives by people who either helped shape the "competency-based" concept, or who are now responding to the concept's shaping force. The general purpose of the National Institute of Education in publishing a volume such as this one is to raise the level of public debate on contemporary issues in education. To this end, the format followed is to review and interpret a national activity, followed by perspectives from major interested parties.

Author : Martin Mulder
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319417134
Total Pages : 1142 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Competence-based Vocational and Professional Education written by Martin Mulder and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-08 with total page 1142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a comprehensive overview of extant literature on competence-based vocational and professional education since the introduction of the competence concept in the 1950s. To structure the fi eld, the book distinguishes between three approaches to defi ning competence, based on 1.functional behaviourism, 2. integrated occupationalism, and 3. situated professionalism. It also distinguishes between two ways of operationalizing competence: 1. behaviour-oriented generic, and 2. task-oriented specifi c competence. Lastly, it identifi es three kinds of competencies, related to: 1. specific activities, 2. known jobs, and 3. the unknown future. Competence for the unknown future must receive more attention, as our world is rapidly evolving and there are many ‘glocal’ challenges which call for innovation and a profound transformation of policies and practices. Th e book presents a range of diff erent approaches to competence-based education, and demonstrates that competencebased education is a worldwide innovation, which is institutionalized in various ways. It presents the major theories and policies, specifi c components of educational systems, such as recognition, accreditation, modelling and assessment, and developments in discipline-oriented and transversal competence domains. Th e book concludes by synthesizing the diff erent perspectives with the intention to contribute to further improving vocational and professional education policy and practice. Joao Santos, Deputy Head of Unit C5, Vocational Training and Adult Education, Directorate General for Employment, Social Aff airs and Inclusion, European Commission: “This comprehensive work on competence-based education led by Martin Mulder, provides an excellent and timely contribution to the current debate on a New Skills Agenda for Europe, and the challenge of bridging the employment and education and training worlds closer together. Th is book will infl uence our work aimed at improving the relevance of vocational education to support initial and continuing vocational education and training policy and practice aimed at strengthening the key competencies for the 21st century.” Prof. Dr. Reinhold Weiss, Deputy President and Head of the Research, Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB), Bonn, Germany: “This book illustrates that the idea and concept of competence is not only a buzzword in educational debates but key to innovative pedagogical thinking as well as educational practice.” Prof. Dr. Johanna Lasonen, College of Education, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA: "Competence-based Vocational and Professional Education is one of the most important multi-disciplinary book in education and training. Th is path-breaking book off ers a timely, rich and global perspective on the fi eld. Th e book is a good resource for practitioners, policymakers and researchers."

Author : Larry McClure
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Competency-based Education written by Larry McClure and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading educators explore the meaning and development of competency and the competency-based approach; review complex problems and issues pertaining to program development; examine the role of instruction in achieving competency-based education; describe school and non-school programs being implemented; probe evaluation issues; and examine implications of competency based education for secondary school practice.

Author : Detlev Leutner
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319500309
Total Pages : 503 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Competence Assessment in Education written by Detlev Leutner and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-03-27 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses challenges in the theoretically and empirically adequate assessment of competencies in educational settings. It presents the scientific projects of the priority program “Competence Models for Assessing Individual Learning Outcomes and Evaluating Educational Processes,” which focused on competence assessment across disciplines in Germany. The six-year program coordinated 30 research projects involving experts from the fields of psychology, educational science, and subject-specific didactics. The main reference point for all projects is the concept of “competencies,” which are defined as “context-specific cognitive dispositions that are acquired and needed to successfully cope with certain situations or tasks in specific domains” (Koeppen et al., 2008, p. 62). The projects investigate different aspects of competence assessment: The primary focus lies on the development of cognitive models of competencies, complemented by the construction of psychometric models based on these theoretical models. In turn, the psychometric models constitute the basis for the construction of instruments for effectively measuring competencies. The assessment of competencies plays a key role in optimizing educational processes and improving the effectiveness of educational systems. This book contributes to this challenging endeavor by meeting the need for more integrative, interdisciplinary research on the structure, levels, and development of competencies.

Author : Richard W. Burns
Publisher : Educational Technology
ISBN 13 : 9780877780618
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Competency-based Education written by Richard W. Burns and published by Educational Technology. This book was released on 1973 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Performance-based, or competency-based education (CBE) is a concept for teaching which applies to all learning levels, as presented in a collection of papers written by educators who support its theory, implications, and practical application. CBE evolved from a philosophy of education that specifies behavioral objectives for which criterion levels of performance, or competency, are defined; an instructional plan aims the learner toward achieving these minimum expectancies. CBE and traditional educational systems are compared from a psychological viewpoint. Topics explored in this sourcebook for the CBE program include empathy-competence, affective behaviors, instructional techniques, curriculum design, achievement testing, and teacher certification. The special issues of communications technology, the open classroom, and urban children examine the implementation of competency-based learning in the schools. An annotated bibliography reviews research efforts in performance-based teacher education.

Author : Alison Wolf
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 0335233198
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book EBOOK: COMPETENCE-BASED ASSESSMENT written by Alison Wolf and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 1995-01-16 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Competence-based assessment is the cornerstone of the UK Government's reforms of vocational training and of non-academic full-time education post-16. Australia has adopted similar policies, and there is considerable interest in the notion of 'competence' in both Europe and North America. Alison Wolf describes the main characteristics of the competence-based approach as it has emerged in the UK, and traces its origins in American experimental programmes of the 1970s. The arguments for the approach are discussed in detail. Many of these arguments derive from the demonstrable limitations of more conventional assessment, especially in predicting work performance. She then analyses the theoretical assumptions which competence-based assessment shares with the criterion-referenced movement as a whole, distinguishing clearly between those claims which can be sustained and those which cannot. She also synthesizes the growing body of evidence on implementation. Many lessons have now been learned about whether and how one can establish a workable, robust and reliable competence-based system. It has become evident both that the preconditions for success are often missing, and that, if they are ignored, competence-based 'reforms' may have largely negative consequences. The final chapter reviews the prospects for competence-based awards, and offers some conclusions on what is essential to a competence-based approach.

Author : John Burke
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135387893
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Competency Based Education And Training written by John Burke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-10-18 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Mary Anne Bunda
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.2M/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Practices and Problems in Competency-based Education written by Mary Anne Bunda and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: