The curriculum guide for drafting occupations is one of five guides written and field tested in a project to develop statewide articulated competency-based curricula in selected vocational education programs. Contents of the guide are divided into eight curriculum levels, and students should be able to enter the program at the appropriate level of…

To evaluate the instructional effectiveness of the introductory portion of a modularized competency-based vocational education (CBVE) drafting program, achievement of students participating in this program were compared to students receiving traditional drafting instruction. Research participants were female and male juniors and seniors in their…

This field study was conducted to develop a performance-based course, including goal statements, performance objectives, and learning activities, for a light commercial building drafting course. The procedures used during the study were based on the 1975 Michigan Department of Education project for the development of competency-based teacher…