A case study of competency ratio design in competency-based curriculum
Abstract
Background/Objectives: Thisstudy is to analyze the three departments cases of designing the competency ratio for competency-based curriculum, and suggest the design method and issues for mapping competency ratio to courses. To do this, we try to compare the cases of three departments’ competency mapping to courses.
Methods/Statistical analysis: Students' perceptions of the importance and performance level of major competency were compared. And they were also compared with competency ratios in three department’s competency-based curriculum. To do this, the questionnaires were collected from the students at three departments of counseling psychology & social welfare, dental hygiene and sports science. The collected questionnaires were analyzed by t-test and IPA (Importance-Performance Analysis) using SPSS 24.0 program.
Findings: The results were derived from the case study of competency - based curriculum in three departments. First, characteristics of competency-based curriculums in three departments are classified according to the characteristics of competency ratio. Competency mapping characteristics of competency-based curriculum are classified into three types according to competency-ratio characteristics; balanced type of curriculum and extra curriculum or core competency and major competency, the major competency centered-type, and the core competency centered-type. The competency balance mapping type has a relatively balanced ratio of core competency and major competency in the subject area. It has been shown that core competency is designed to be higher than those of specialization.Second, as a result of comparing the competency emphasized by the department and students' perceptions, the two departments (counseling psychology, dental hygiene) agreed on the competency emphasized by the department and the competency recognized by the students.
Improvements/Applications:Since this study only covers the cases of three departments, it is necessary to analyze and re-type the multiple departments in the school to validate.
