Businesses use several tools to assess the competency of their workers. Such instruments measure the ability to perform the job and ancillary skills such as spatial reasoning. Moreover, employers have ...

Competence is more than possessing the knowledge or psychomotor skills necessary to perform a specific task. For nurses, competence means the caregiver integrates knowledge, skills and personal ...

Assessing studentsâ clinical competencies using a competency assessment tool (CAT) is an essential part of nursing education. Assessors need to use CATs effectively to facilitate learning and students ...

Assessing studentsâ clinical competencies using a competency assessment tool (CAT) is an essential part of nursing education. Assessors need to use CATs effectively to facilitate learning and students ...

Introduction This paper describes a method of assessment of invasive clinical procedures which are currently being devised, and which are perceived to be a method that may be used to complement OSCEs ...

Mary Ann Vasbinder, DVM, ACLAM, Director, Global Training, Glaxo SmithKlineAsheley Wathen, DVM, MPH, DACLAM, Senior Clinical Veterinarian, Animal Welfare and Comparative Medicine, Covance, In The 2011 ...

What would the testing experience be like if schools allowed students to show what they know whenever they’re ready, in a variety of ways that suit them, and in ways that are instructionally useful?

The nuclear industry expends significant resources conducting competency assessments. Competency assessments are used for employee selection, trainee assessment, qualification, requalification and ...

When upskilling, how can we put the focus on learners applying their new skills in real-world settings? A competency-based approach could be the answer. Our new Certificate in Clinical Supervision, ...

However, a glaring mismatch persists. While curriculum and pedagogy have shifted toward competencies and real-world application of skills, but assessment remains stuck in the past. Unit tests and ...

After spending last week in Washington, D.C., I was struck by how nervous folks in education circles are about whether states will stick with the Common Core state standards once the Common Core ...