Springer Measuring and Developing Professional Competences in COMET: Method Manual: 33 (Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, 33)

Product Description This book is a detailed manual for the implementation of competence diagnostics in the field of vocational training. With the COMET competence model, both conceptual competences as well as practical skills are recorded and evaluated. The manual guides through all methodological steps, including the preparation and implementation of tests, cross and longitudinal studies, the development of context analyses and measurement methods for the test motivation. The focus of the final chapter is the application of the COMET procedure for the design, organisation and evaluation of vocational education and training processes. From the Back Cover This book is a detailed manual for the implementation of competence diagnostics in the field of vocational training. With the COMET competence model, both conceptual competences as well as practical skills are recorded and evaluated. The manual guides through all methodological steps, including the preparation and implementation of tests, cross and longitudinal studies, the development of context analyses and measurement methods for the test motivation. The focus of the final chapter is the application of the COMET procedure for the design, organisation and evaluation of vocational education and training processes. About the Author Prof. Felix Rauner is Head of the Research Group on Vocational Training Research at the University of Bremen and Advisory Professor at the East China Normal University in Shanghai. His research focuses on international comparative vocational education and training and large scale competence diagnostics in vocational education and training.