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Assessing competencies

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Professional education programs and state certification offices have developed competencies for school media programs but relatively little attention has been paid to assessment. This paper reviews the current state of competency assessment, describes a procedure for categorizing assessment strategies, and presents an approach to determine which competencies and assessment strategies are used in professional courses. A case study of one university is used as an illustration.

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  1. School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, 13210, Syracuse, NY

    Evelyn H. Daniel (Dean)

  2. ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources School of Education, Syracuse University, 13210, Syracuse, NY

    Donald P. Ely

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Daniel, E.H., Ely, D.P. Assessing competencies. Journal of Instructional Development 6, 3–6 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02905110

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