Competency-based education gained traction in 2000, when some states, including New Hampshire and Rhode Island, changed high school graduation requirements to include a mix of traditional and ...

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 ...

Competency-based education, proficiency-based learning, mastery-based learning, personalized learning, student-centered education, and standards-based education are all terms that refer to the ...

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 ...

Competency-based education, or CBE, is becoming more common in higher education and is present at more than 1,000 university programs, according to a 2020 survey report from the American Institute ...

Competency-based education is an approach in higher education that focuses on learning as the constant rather than time - what students can do with what they know. It began in the 1960s as a way to ...

Competency-based education seeks to flip the structure of traditional education, where seat-time is held constant but learning is variable. In a competency-based approach, the path towards (and time ...

Competency-based education will strengthen our ability to innovate and keep our nation competitive.” Deborah L. Wince-Smith, president and CEO Council on Competitiveness “Under Mitch Daniels’ ...