Competency Based Curriculum Model

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Competency Based Curriculum Model

• Louisiana Technical College
• Greater Acadiana Region IV

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Benefits

• Promotes open enrollment
• Uses simplified Master Schedule of Classes
• Allows for Full-time and Part-Time student
  enrollment
• Enables students to progress quicker than the
  pre-defined clock hours.
• Provides for scheduling of other required
  academic courses

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Accountability

• A Competency Based Scheduling Model promotes the
  open enrollment concept, but does not eliminate
  the accountability placed on administration and
  faculty.
• Programs must be divided into Courses. LTC
  courses are a direct result of industry demands
  and/or industry based certifications.
• Rather than broad-based objectives, a Competency
  Based Model uses competencies on the required
  course syllabus to describe employability skill
  and/or knowledge sets that industry demands of
  its workers to get and keep a job.
• A Student Competency Record (SCR) is the required
  educational tool that is used to track and
  document student achievement

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Schedule of Classes

• Only two sections must be created for each class
  this allows for open enrollment.
• Section one Students who enroll at the
  beginning of a semester, before the 14th or 7th
  day census.
• Section two Students who enroll after the 14th
  or 7th day census.
• All classes have same start and end time.
• 8 am. 250 pm

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Rules for Enrolling FT and PT Students

• Full-Time 12 cr. hrs or more. 8 am-250 pm
  schedule.
• Student is qualified to receive instruction for
  the entire semester and add courses (if time
  allows) without additional charges.
• Part-Time Less than 12 cr. hrs. 8 am to 250
  pm schedule. However, an End Date of Eligible
  Instruction must be identified on each Part-Time
  students trail schedule. These students cannot
  receive instruction beyond this end date. If time
  allows in a semester, students can add classes
  through rescheduling and must pay for additional
  or repeated courses.

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Ease of Student Progress

• Students can progress beyond pre-defined course
  boundaries (clock hours).
• A competency based course is complete when a
  student has mastered all identified
  knowledge/skills and taken the appropriate
  test(s), regardless of the number of hours
  remaining in the assigned course.
• After successful completion of one course, a
  student moves on to the next course in his/her
  schedule.
• If semester hours are available after the
  completion of all scheduled courses, the student
  may officially add courses to his/her schedule,
  only if the total course clock hours are still
  available in the semester to insure adequate
  instruction.

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Grading

• Full Time At the end of the semester, a
  Full-Time student receives an F for all scheduled
  courses for which all competencies have not been
  mastered. The next semester, the student would
  need to re-schedule (and pay for) all failed
  courses.
• Part Time Student receives an F for courses not
  completed by the End Date of Eligible
  Instruction.

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Scheduling Other Courses

• General Education courses (JOBS, CPTR, MATH,
  ENGL, etc.) and Development Education courses are
  not scheduled on the competency-based scheduling
  model. However, scheduling these courses along
  with occupational program courses that are
  competency-based scheduled is allowable and
  workable.

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The SCR

• Student Competency Record (SCR)
• The SCR is an internal document used to chart a
  students progress through course competencies.
  It does not replace an official transcript of
  courses completed by students.
• The SCR is also an invaluable tool toward real
  articulation and accurate record keeping of
  student progression and success in competencies
  and courses.
• The SCR is required if the program is using
  competency-based scheduling.

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SCR Cover Sheet

• Should be used as a SNAP SHOT of Campus, Student,
  Program information
• Instructor and Campus Identifiers
• Student Identifier Data
• Students Program Enrollment Completion Dates
• Credentials Earned
• Program Grading Scale
• Entrance Testing Scores
• Developmental Education Scores

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Student Competency Record (SCR) Welding Diploma 66
Semester Credit Hours 1770 Clock Hours (6
Terms) CIP Code 480508 INSTRUCTOR USE ONLY
This is a sample SCR Cover Sheet and represents
information important for accurate records
maintenance.
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SCR Course Records

• All courses needs to be identified as part of the
  SCR
• Course details to be captured include
• Course Abbreviation
• Course Name
• Credit and Clock Hours
• Semester Date Attempted by Student
• Instructor
• Competency List with Grade Column
• Final Course Average

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PROGRAM CORE CONTENTS
Each record should contain specific information
relating to course identity, instructor,
semester, competency and student progress grades.
In the interest of space, you may want to
display courses in columns but you may display
yours as is most convenient for recording.
COMMENTS Several comment boxes could be placed
in the record for you to make instructional notes.
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REQUIRED ELECTIVES
A Required Elective indicates a selection of
courses required for completion or graduation.
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APPROVED ELECTIVES
An Approved Elective designation indicates a
course is NOT required for exit but is still
available as a course within the program.
Approved electives may NOT be substituted for
any other course unless specifically indicated by
the curriculum.
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Updating the SCR

• It is NOT necessary to have large quantities of
  these documents printed especially with the
  technology currently available to us.
• You are encouraged to add student data
  electronically and simply print when necessary.
• It is important to update course content on the
  SCR to match the curriculum the student is
  following (i.e. Fall 06 Curriculum). The
  competencies defined in a syllabus may change
  from time to time with industry demands or in the
  interest of best practices or policy.

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Additional Data in SCR

• Provides a record of all TCA and CTS Exit Levels
  and the listing of courses required to earn exit
  acknowledgments and certificates.
• Provides a record of any required Curriculum
  Materials or Modules as per industry standards
  (NCCER)

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TCA and CTS Exit Points
For convenience, you may include a TCA and CTS
matrix for your program. This matrix assists
instructors in advising and assuring that the
requirements for exit levels are completed.
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NCCER RECORD CORELATIONIt is the responsibility
of the instructor to assure each Module Written
and Performance tasks are complete before
submitting completions to NCCERDO NOT give NCCER
credit unless both written and performance tests
have been completed and documented
In the case of required instructional materials,
you may include an appropriate cross
matrix. There may also be additional record
keeping documents available which should be
completed for compliance with any specified
standards of quality.
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Summary

• Competency Based Models must have valid and
  organized methods of recording and maintaining
  student achievement. The SCR is the vehicle used
  to meet that requirement.
• Add on Courses can be scheduled for students only
  if the minimum course clock hours are available
  in a semester.