The traditional approach to formal education ties students to classrooms. Degrees are earned based on accumulated credits, a system developed in 1906 as an attempt to measure how much time a student ...

When the pandemic turned every bedroom, living room, and community center into a classroom, a fundamental shift occurred in what constitutes evidence of learning. No longer able to comfortably walk ...

Competency models are used to define which characteristics and performance requirements are needed to meet a certain expectation. A competency is essentially being adept and capable at a certain skill ...

A new initiative aims at giving Nevada students more flexibility to move through classes at their own pace. The “Nevada Future of Learning Network” focuses on competency-based learning. The goal is to ...

The ubiquity of technology has increased the demand for people who are both interested in pursuing work in STEM fields and have the knowledge and competencies to be successful in them. Research on ...

Competency-based education (CBE) programs may be an appealing alternative to conventional seat-time-based postsecondary degrees, but CBE’s long-term viability hinges on the credibility of these ...

Turning students into competent physicians in just four years is a tall order. They have so much to learn: anatomy and physiology and genetics, disease processes, how to diagnose disease and ...

We read Steven Ward’s Feb. 1 critique of competency-based education-- “Let Them Eat Cake (Competently)” -- with some sense of weary bemusement. Where to start? Let’s start with a simple fact: CBE ...

However, these types of issues aren’t particularly surprising nor uncommon in today’s education. In summary, compared to the traditional binge-and-purge approach, competency-based education delivers ...

Competency-based education (CBE), in which credit is provided on the basis of student learning rather than credit or clock hours, is starting to gain traction with educators and policymakers. CBE ...

The ubiquity of technology has increased the demand for people who are both interested in pursuing work in STEM fields and have the knowledge and competencies to be successful in them. Research on ...