Speakers at last week's annual conference of the nonprofit Competency-Based Education Network promoted a new report that's part of a coordinated push to grow adoption and acceptance of the education ...

Personalized learning. Proficiency-based education. Mastery-based learning. Competency-based education. They’re all different terms that refer to a reimagining of how schools operate so that ...

As K-12 competency-based education programs become more widespread, educators and policymakers would do well to focus on four key issues that can make or break high-quality programs, according to a ...

But for competency-based education to be truly effective, it is essential to move forward on multiple fronts. We need high impact program designs that offer personalized learning pathways, a high ...

The higher education leaders - presidents, provosts, CIOs and CFOs - who embrace collaboration, stay close to their students, and emphasize competency-based learning are most likely to be ready ...

“Competency-based education is characterized by flexibility and learner autonomy,” states John Woods, Ph.D., provost and chief academic officer of University of Phoenix.

Competency-based education programs grant credentials (diplomas, degrees, and certificates) based on what a student knows. Student learning is measured in multiple ways that are not dependent on ...

In a provocative 2021 Bloomberg opinion piece entitled “At Tyler Cowen University, No One Would Have Tenure,” the George Mason economist and popular blogger offered his fantasy vision of a university ...

The Re-Emergence of Competency-Based Education: What It Might Look Like and Why It’s Needed in Today’s Classrooms By Keith Look 03/09/22 When the pandemic turned every bedroom, living room, and ...

That would be like running in place. But competency-based education is not a silver bullet. It will take courage, wisdom, patience, and a lot of work to make it successful.