Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

When a competency-based approach to assessment is in place, students must show what they know as well as what they can do. In fact, because CBE is grounded in outcomes, seat time becomes irrelevant as students demonstrate mastery at their own pace. Below are five ways to approach competency-based learning assessment.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

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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Turning Learning On Its Head

MARCH 13, 2016

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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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

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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Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2023

The goal is to help more young people “lead purposeful lives” by shifting toward competency-based education, says Timothy Knowles, president of the Carnegie Foundation. Maybe he walks his younger siblings to their elementary school each morning, demonstrating a knack for caregiving. Embracing Flexibility?

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Platforms like these help improve student outcomes by enhancing teachers’ ability to meet individual students’ needs. These tools are key to bolstering educator capacity and addressing the inequities exacerbated during pandemic distance learning. Related: How to plan for a future of education where disruption is the norm.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2021

From elementary school through high school and college, these tracks often become “ traps ” that reinforce systemic inequalities in our society. How would they know how to succeed next time if we didn’t teach them? We can make mastery the outcome of learning and not a given amount of time in a classroom.

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