An Evaluation of "Foundations of Competency Based Curriculum"; A Summer In-Service CBC Staff Development Course.

Institution	District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Dept. of Research and Evaluation.
Titel	An Evaluation of "Foundations of Competency Based Curriculum"; A Summer In-Service CBC Staff Development Course.
Quelle	(1977), (70 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Competency Based Education; Curriculum Development; Educational Planning; Inservice Teacher Education; Institutes (Training Programs); Participant Satisfaction; Program Evaluation; Skill Development; Staff Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Competence; Competency; Competency-based education; Unterricht; Kompetenzorientierte Methode; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Bildungsplanung; Lehrerfortbildung; Sommerakademie; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Personnel development; Personalentwicklung
Abstract	"Foundations of Competency Based Curriculum (CBC)," a one-week inservice course was offered to CBC team members from each Washington, D.C., public school during the summer of 1977. It was designed to assist instructional personnel in acquiring the necessary competencies and skills to plan, initiate, and implement competency based curriculum in individual classrooms, schools, and the total educational setting. In their own ratings of skills and knowledge gained, participants from all levels consistently stated that they had acquired a very qood understanding of the components of CBC after taking the course. There was little or no variation in this positive opinion among the different subgroups of participants or among those attending different weekly sessions. Mean scores on the post-opinionnaire ranged from 4.5 to 4.8 (a rating of excellent), indicating that participants felt they had mastered the skills required to initiate and implement CBC. The summer course reached a wide variety of school personnel. Approximately 905 participants responded to the Participants' Evaluation Form. They reported being very satisfied with their instructors, the instruction, and with the facilities. Those responding gave the course an overall ratinq of 3.7, or "excellent." While participants were generally satisfied with the program, they did make a number of timely suggestions. The suggestion made most often was to "slow down" the pace of the course and allow more time for instruction. There was considerable agreement between the instructors' opinions and suggestions and those made by the participants. Recommendations drawn from questionnaire and opinionnaire responses are: (1) that inservice courses of this kind be encouraged and expanded; (2) that suggestions and comments expressed by participants be considered in future planning; and (3) that a follow-up be made in each school to determine the extent to which CBC teams are carrying out the CBC staff development activities. (Editor/MJB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC