SCANS Matrix
A
2011-2012
Program: Early Childhood
CIP: 190706
LIST ALL COURSES REQUIRED AND IDENTIFIED COMPETENCIES
Competencies
Course
Course Title
Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
X
X
X
X
X
X
ENGL 1301
Composition I
MATH 1314 or
Science w/ lab
HIST 2301 or
PSYC 2301
COSC 1301
College Algebra, or General
Biology, Introductory
Chemistry, Physical Geology
w/ lab, or Historical Geology
w/ lab
U.S. History I or Introduction
to Psychology
Introduction to Computing
SPCH 1315
Fundamentals of Speech
ARTS, MUSI,
DRAM core
CDEC 1313
Performing/ Visual Arts Core
CDEC 1319
Curriculum Resources for
Early Childhood Programs
Child Guidance
CDEC 1321
Infant and Toddler (elective)
CDEC 1323
Observation and
Assessment (elective)
Emergent Literacy for Early
Childhood
Creative Arts for Early
Childhood
Children with Special Needs
CDEC 1356
CDEC 1358
CDEC 1358
CDEC 2307
TECA 1311
Math and Science for Early
Childhood
Diverse Cultural and
Multilingual Education
(elective)
The School Age Child
(elective)
Administration of Programs
for Children I
Administration of Programs
for Children II
Family, School, and
Community (elective)
Educating Young Children
TECA 1318
Wellness of the Young Child
TECA 1354
Child Growth and
Development
Composition II (elective)
CDEC 2315
CDEC 2341
CDEC 2426
CDEC 2428
TECA 1303
ENGL 1302
GOVT 2301
X
X
American, National, and
State Government:
Constitutions, Federalism,
and Participation (elective)
CDEC 2386
Internship-Child Care and
Guidance Workers and
Managers (Capstone
Course)
COMPETENCY REFERENCES
8 Basic use of computers
7 Workplace Competencies: resources;
SCANS Matrix & Competencies
Revised March 2010
interpersonal skills; information; systems; and
technology.
6 Personal Qualities: A worker must display responsibility,
self-esteem, sociability, self-management, integrity, and
honesty.
5 Thinking Skills: A worker must think creatively, make decisions,
solve problems, visualize, know how to learn, and reason
effectively.
4 Speaking and Listening: Organize ideas and communicate orally;
receive, attend to, interpret, and respond to verbal messages and other
cues.
3 Arithmetic or Mathematics: Perform basic computations and approach
practical problems by choosing appropriately from a variety of mathematical
techniques.
2 Writing: Communicate thoughts, ideas, information, and messages in writing, and
create documents such as letters, directions, manuals, reports, graphs, and flow charts.
1 Reading: Locate, understand, and interpret written information in prose and in documents such
as manuals, graphs, and schedules.
SCANS Matrix & Competencies
Revised March 2010
SCANS Competencies Checklist
SCANS COMPETENCIES FOR PROGRAM: Early Childhood
Competency
Course where
Competency is Assessed
1 READING: Locate, understand, HIST 1301 or
and interpret written information
PSYC 2301
in prose and in documents such
as manuals, graphs, and
schedules.
2 WRITING: Communicate
ENGL 1301
thoughts, ideas, information, and
messages in writing, and create
documents such as letters,
directions, manuals, reports,
graphs, and flow charts.
3 ARITHMETIC OR
MATH 1314
MATHEMATICS: Perform basic
computations and approach
practical problems by choosing
appropriately from a variety of
mathematical techniques.
4 SPEAKING AND LISTENING: SPCH 1315
Organize ideas and communicate
orally; receive, attend to,
interpret, and respond to verbal
messages and other cues.
5 THINKING SKILLS: A worker ARTS, DRAM, or
must think creatively, make
MUSI core course
decisions, solve problems,
visualize, know how to learn, and
reason effectively.
6 PERSONAL QUALITIES: A
CDEC 2386
worker must display
responsibility, self-esteem,
sociability, self-management,
integrity, and honesty.
7 WORKPLACE
COMPETENCIES: resources;
interpersonal skills; information;
systems; and technology
CDEC 2386
8 BASIC USE OF COMPUTERS
COSC 1300
SCANS Matrix & Competencies
Revised March 2010
Method of Assessment
Findings and Plans for
Improvements
Graded written
assignments and
departmental final
Rubric graded essays,
pre-and post tests for
grammar
Departmental Final and
hour long exams
Four oral presentations
graded by a rubric and
a departmental final
exam
Research projects and
essays on final exam
One student successfully
External Learning
the internship in
Experience rating form completed
the Spring of 2011. The
completed by the
rating sheet from the
supervising teacher and supervising teacher and
instructor were all 4s and 5s
the instructor
on a 1-5 scale. The
competency was met.
a) One student successfully
a) External Learning
completed the internship in
Experience rating form
the Spring of 2011. The
completed by the
rating sheet from the
supervising teacher and
supervising teacher and
the instructor; b) portfolio instructor were all 4s and 5s
of representative artifacts on a 1-5 scale. Bb) Also, the
graded by a rubric
portfolio grade for the intern
was 88. The competency was
met.
Comprehensive final
exam