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Scope

This Standard defines a data model for describing, referencing, and sharing competency definitions,primarily in the context of online and distributed learning. This Standard provides a way to representformally the key characteristics of a competency, independently of its use in any particular context. Itenables interoperability among learning systems that deal with competency information by providing ameans for them to refer to common definitions with common meanings.This Standard enables information about competencies to be encoded and shared. This Standard does notdefine whether a competency is a skill, knowledge, ability, attitude, or learning outcome, but it can be usedto capture information about any of these. Policies regarding reusable competency definitions (RCDs), suchas the best practice to look for an existing definition to reuse instead of inventing a new one for the samepurpose, are outside of the scope of this Standard.

Purpose

This Standard is based on the existing IMS Global Learning Consortium (IMS) specification entitled IMSReusable Definition of Competency or Educational Objective (RDCEO) [B4].1 Implementations thatconform to the IMS specification will conform to this Standard.

Abstract

New IEEE Standard - Active.This Standard defines a data model for describing, referencing, and sharing competency definitions, primarily in the context of online and distributed learning. This Standard provides a way to represent formally the key characteristics of a competency, independently of its use in any particular context. It enables interoperability among learning systems that deal with competency information by providing a means for them to refer to common definitions with common meanings.

Product Details

Published: 01/25/2008 ISBN(s): 9780738156965, 9780738156958, 9781504410687 Number of Pages: 32 File Size: 1 file , 640 KB Product Code(s): STD95727, STDPD95727, STDPL95727