The competency-based education approach (CBE) allows students to progress in light of their capacity to dominate an ability or skill at their own pace. This strategy can be customised to meet ...
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 ...
Despite massive changes in society and technology since colonial times, one thing hasn’t changed much: the way we teach, test, and pass our students along to the next level—or into their adult working ...
Never before the pandemic has the word “pivot” been used so widely. The term describes the way businesses are adapting to the new reality of working from home — but people pivot, too, especially when ...
As more of those entering the workforce are diversifying the way they pick up knowledge and competency-based learning picks up pace, how does this impact employers and how they hire? This article is ...
Brittany Rollins is hanging out a lot at the local animal shelter this year. Delving into the issue of pet euthanasia and writing about it will help her earn English/language arts credits toward ...
In today's education system, you might see a new type of question in your exams– competency-based questions. Unlike traditional questions that just ask you to remember facts, these questions want you ...
The rollout of the Common Core State Standards has been bumpy, to say the least. Alaska, Nebraska, Texas, and Virginia rejected the common core from the outset. Oklahoma and Indiana have withdrawn ...
Why competency-based education is challenging centuries of tradition Kevin Stringfellow, Associate Director of Client Solutions, ExamSoft February 28, 2022 Competency-based education offers a way for ...