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New to Competency-Based Learning? Here're Five Ways to Assess It

Edsurge

He adds, “Kids are allowed to learn at their own pace, and can learn experientially.” When a competency-based approach to assessment is in place, students must show what they know as well as what they can do. Below are five ways to approach competency-based learning assessment.

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OPINION: We need more problem solvers and critical thinkers for an increasingly complex world

The Hechinger Report

They want step-by-step guidance on how to tackle challenges. That’s why I’m a fan of personalized and competency-based learning environments, in which young people do learn these skills. Students assess their own strengths and weaknesses and set learning goals in partnership with their teachers.

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How to do online learning well? A California district has some answers.

The Hechinger Report

On a morning this fall at Washington Elementary, a young boy, sitting at a table with five of his peers, held a tablet while he built a digital snowman — a cool proposition given the 85-degree heat just outside his air-conditioned classroom. With about a day planning, [teachers] shift right into distance learning,” Rooney said.

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Competency Based Learning: How Flipped Mastery Makes CBL Possible

Turning Learning On Its Head

In 2011, a group of educators met at the Competency Based Learning Summit. During that Summit, the leaders identified five key tenets of Competency Based Learning (CBL): Students advance upon mastery. Competencies include explicit, measurable, transferable learning objectives that empower students.

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What is Mastery Learning and How Do You Implement It Effectively?

The CoolCatTeacher

Mastery learning (also called competency-based learning) is being used in some classes and schools. Jon Bergmann, author of the Mastery Learning Handbook talks about how he uses mastery learning in his chemistry and physics classrooms. They've been learning about projectile motion.

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Are Your Students as Far Behind as Mine?

EdTechTeacher

Many suggestions have been made as to how to catch students up. I am not flipping my class per se anymore, but rather I am teaching using Mastery/Competency-Based Learning in my class. . If they don’t, they receive remediation and then continue to work on mastering the content until they pass the summative assessment.

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Are Your Students as Far Behind as Mine?

Turning Learning On Its Head

Many suggestions have been made as to how to catch students up. I am not flipping my class per se anymore, but rather I am teaching using Mastery/Competency-Based Learning in my class. If they don’t, they receive remediation and then continue to work on mastering the content until they pass the summative assessment.

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