Proficiency-Based Education is a contemporary instructional model that grew out of the competency-based education movement of the 1980's and 90's. It is based on the premise that TIME is flexible and that students work at their own pace until they have mastered necessary content and skills. As students demonstrate proficiency, then move on to more…

The purpose of this paper is to begin the process of bringing conceptual clarity and order to the discussion of competency based education. Toward this end, a number of steps have been taken: (1) the wide variety of educational practices that relate to the concept of competency based education, and the variety of programs that carry the label,…

This publication examines the new Oregon competency-based high school graduation requirements that became effective in the fall of 1976, delineates some of the pros and cons of the requirements, assesses the early experience with the requirements, and speculates about the requirements' eventual impact. In addition, a major section of the booklet…

Describes Oregon's experience with developing and implementing new requirements for high school graduation, based on minimum competency standards defined by local school districts. (JG)

This guide is intended to assist workshop participants in becoming more knowledgeable about existing Oregon career information resources and to understand ways in which these resources can be integrated into high school curriculum and guidance programs. The nine sections of the guide are as follows: (1) the role of career information in a…