Standard 6.7: Performance Standards
All instruction should be performance based, with an acceptable performance standard stated for each task. These standards should be shared with students and potential employers. Students should demonstrate "hands-on competency" of a task before the instructor verifies a student's performance.
Requirements:
- Rate the use of a stated performance level required for each task.
- Rate the availability of standards given to students and potential employers.
- Rate the requirement for students to demonstrate "hands-on" competency of a task before the instructor verifies a student's performance.
Recommended Documentation:
- Copy of performance standards for each item on the task list. The standard should state the task, the minimum achievement level to attain competency, and the achievement level to attain mastery.
- Statement explaining how these standards are provided to potential employers and students.
- Statement explaining when and how students are called upon to demonstrate their ability to perform tasks.
- Sample Documentation 6.7A
- Sample Documentation 6.7B
- Sample Documentation 6.7C
