Competency Assessment: Avoiding the Pitfalls of the Past.

Griffin, Patrick

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ERIC Number: EJ515575

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Publication Date: 1995

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Competency Assessment: Avoiding the Pitfalls of the Past.

Griffin, Patrick

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Vocational Education Research, v3 n2 p34-59 Nov 1995

Behaviorist, competency-based approaches to assessment should be replaced by the application of latent trait theory, a relaxation of "testing," and the use of expert judgment of those involved in vocational education. Examples from the construction industry illustrate the procedure. (SK)

Descriptors: Competence, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Item Response Theory, Psychometrics, Vocational Education

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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