Exploring K-12 Competency-Based Education Implementation in the Northeast States

• Authors : Evans, Carla M.; Graham, Suzanne E.; Lefebvre, Melissa L.

Subjects: Elementary Secondary Education; Competency Based Education; Curriculum ImplementationConnecticut; Maine; Massachusetts

• Source: NASSP Bulletin, v103 n4 p300-329 Dec 2019.

• Abstract: This exploratory study uses data from 413 principals to examine whether and how competency-based education has been implemented in the Northeast states and the extent to ... As Provided

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Does Top-Down, Standards-Based Reform Work? A Review of the Status of Statewide Standards-Based Reform.

• Authors : Berger, Jeff

Subjects: Competency Based Education; Educational Change; Elementary Secondary EducationGoals 2000

• Source: NASSP Bulletin, v84 n612 p57-65 Jan 2000.

• Abstract: The current state-dominated standards movement originated in the 1983 "Nation at Risk" report. Five different types of standards are usually considered when developing a standards-based school ...

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Do We Need New National Standards in Mathematics and Science?

• Authors : Sutton, John T.; Krueger, Alice B.

Subjects: Academic Achievement; Academic Standards; Achievement TestsNational Assessment of Educational Progress

• Source: NASSP Bulletin, v81 n590 p48-55 Sep 1997.

• Abstract: The 1996 National Assessment of Educational Progress showed progress in all three grade levels compared with 1990 and 1992 studies. The national standards developed by the National Council ...

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Professional Development for Implementing Standards: Experimentation, Dilemma Management, and Dialogue.

• Authors : Monson, Robert J.; Monson, Michele Pahl

Subjects: Academic Standards; Competency Based Education; Experiments

• Source: NASSP Bulletin, v81 n590 p65-73 Sep 1997.

• Abstract: Administrators can structure successful transitions to standards-based curriculum and performance assessment. By thinking about this reform initiative's implications, building opportunities for thoughtful experimentation and dialogue, ...

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Work Standards: Why We Need Standards for Instructional and Assessment Design.

• Authors : Wiggins, Grant

Subjects: Academic Standards; Competency Based Education; Curriculum Design

• Source: NASSP Bulletin, v81 n590 p56-64 Sep 1997.

• Abstract: Setting high standards will not cause excellent student performance. Standards must be set for the everyday work teachers expect of students. Work-design standards are needed ...

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The Standards Movement and the Emperor's New Clothes.

• Authors : Popham, W. James

Subjects: Academic Standards; Change Strategies; Competency Based Education

• Source: NASSP Bulletin, v81 n590 p21-25 Sep 1997.

• Abstract: Many would-be reformers have become so entranced with educational standards that they fail to recognize accompanying problems, such as optimal generality and subordination levels. There ...

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National and State Standards: The Problems and the Promise.

• Authors : Marzano, Robert J.; Kendall, John S.

Subjects: Academic Standards; Competency Based Education; Controversial Issues (Course Content)

• Source: NASSP Bulletin, v81 n590 p26-41 Sep 1997.

• Abstract: Although most teachers are aware of documents identifying standards in their subject areas, few know about "external" standards documents or the standards movement as a ...

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Improving America's Schools through Standards-Based Education. Introduction.

• Authors : Buttram, Joan L.; Waters, Timothy

Subjects: Academic Achievement; Academic Standards; Accountability

• Source: NASSP Bulletin, v81 n590 p1-6 Sep 1997.

• Abstract: At the fall 1996 Education Summit, 40 governors and 45 business leaders called for higher student achievement standards. This article provides some historical background for the standards-based education ...

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Today Standards--Tomorrow Success.

• Authors : Romer, Roy

Subjects: Academic Achievement; Academic Standards; AccountabilityColorado

• Source: NASSP Bulletin, v81 n590 p7-11 Sep 1997.

• Abstract: Membership in the worldwide community means that students must possess globally competitive skills. In 1993, the author and the Colorado General Assembly worked to pass a ...

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An Experience in Change: Evaluating an NASSP Alliance Project.

• Authors : Ward, Linda T.

Subjects: Administrator Education; Case Studies; Competency Based Education

• Source: NASSP Bulletin, v78 n559 p34-37 Feb 1994.

• Abstract: This case study, conducted by a doctoral student in educational administration, indicates that Florida State University's Department of Educational Leadership is changing from a traditional ...

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