Structural relations for competence concepts

May 24, 2011

13. My recent thoughts on how to represent the interplay between competence definitions and structures seem to be stimulating but probably not convincing enough. This post tries to clarify the issues more thoroughly, at the same time as introducing more proposals about the structural relationships themselves.

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Representing the interplay between competence definitions and structures

May 16, 2011

12. One of the keys to a fuller understanding the logic of competence is the interplay between, on the one hand, the individual definition of an ability or competence concept, and on the other hand, a framework or structure containing several related definitions. Implementing a logically sound representation of competence concepts depends on this fuller understanding...

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Requirements for implementing the logic of competence

May 12, 2011

11. Having discussed, defined, and mapped the principal features of the concepts of ability and competence, we are left with the challenge of working towards "the practical implementation of such competence structures" (ninth post) by looking at the "detailed structure and relationships of ability concepts and structures that contain several of them" (tenth post) and working towards a particular formalisation that represents those concepts adequately for the uses that are envisaged.

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