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How to close learning gaps with the help of an intelligent learning platform

Neo LMS

There are different types of learning gaps, but usually, they all fall into one of these five categories: Knowledge gaps stem from a lack of correct and sufficient knowledge; they can be caused by poorly planned teaching activities. Skills gaps open when students don’t have sufficient chances to practice what they’ve learned.

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Are Your Students as Far Behind as Mine?

EdTechTeacher

I am not flipping my class per se anymore, but rather I am teaching using Mastery/Competency-Based Learning in my class. . Mastery Learning is defined as: An approach to classroom instruction that empowers every student at every level to progress with confidence. Challenges to Mastery Learning.

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Are Your Students as Far Behind as Mine?

Turning Learning On Its Head

I am not flipping my class per se anymore, but rather I am teaching using Mastery/Competency-Based Learning in my class. Mastery Learning is defined as: An approach to classroom instruction that empowers every student at every level to progress with confidence. Challenges to Mastery Learning.

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A tale of two competency-based districts

eSchool News

Creating a competency-based or mastery-based environment requires re-thinking everything, including teaching methods, assessments, and how to best prepare students for life after school.

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14 Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education

TeachThought - Learn better.

Competency-Based Learning. Competency-Based Education is something I’m hearing more and more about, which is neither bad nor good, but worth understanding more carefully. MOOCs are great ideas, but assessment and feedback loops and certification are among the many issues holding them back.

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Who Wants a Bell Curve? The Strong Case for Mastery Learning in Math

Edsurge

We can make mastery the outcome of learning and not a given amount of time in a classroom. We can adjust our classrooms and assessments so that students move through material at the pace that is best suited to them and achieve mastery of skills they can use for the rest of their lives.

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The Four Biggest Challenges to Implementing Maine's Proficiency-Based Diploma

Edsurge

Maine has long been an innovator in education, stemming back to the Maine Learning Technology Initiative. Now all eyes are on our corner of the country as we transition from a traditional seat-time high school diploma to a proficiency-based diploma.

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