External Standards
- 21 Aug 2023
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External Standards
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Definition
Credentialing requirements established by an external organization. Examples include state standards, national skill standards, and professional standards.
External standards cover a range of efforts by school districts, agencies, and professional organizations to define requirements for successful completion of an educational experience or qualifications for entry into a career field.
Standards come from:
- occupational or academic accrediting organizations
- professional organizations
- state departments of instruction
Not every curriculum project has related standards.
Linking Standards
When designing a program or course, you can’t do it in a vacuum. You need to consider other stakeholders and show how your program or course addresses their outcomes.
In WIDS you can link your program outcomes to external standards. You can also assign external standards to courses in a program and link course competencies to the standards. These actions allow you to run matrices to how and where external standards are addressed.
Sample Sources for External Standards
- NLN Standards
- NATEF Standards
- State High School Standards
Importing Standards into WIDS
You can copy/paste standards into WIDS from the Site module. Site Administrators complete this task for the WIDS application. Contact your Site Administrator for more information.