When upskilling, how can we put the focus on learners applying their new skills in real-world settings? A competency-based approach could be the answer. Our new Certificate in Clinical Supervision, ...

Scores of colleges are gearing up to offer new competency-based degrees. But some college leaders are confused about whether the U.S. Department of Education remains supportive of a new form of ...

Competency-based education (CBE) programs may be an appealing alternative to conventional seat-time-based postsecondary degrees, but CBE’s long-term viability hinges on the credibility of these ...

After spending last week in Washington, D.C., I was struck by how nervous folks in education circles are about whether states will stick with the Common Core state standards once the Common Core ...

In a bold move towards educational reform, CBSE schools are now evaluating students in Classes VI to IX through a lens of conceptual understanding rather than mere memorization. This innovative ...

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Educational Testing Service are teaming up to develop a new way to evaluate competency-based learning. The two organizations announced ...

CBSE unveils substantial changes to the assessment structure for classes XI and XII from 2024-25, prioritizing competency-based questions to enhance real-world application of knowledge.

The idea couldn't be simpler: Instead of awarding college degrees based on the accumulation of credit hours — essentially "seat time" in the classroom — make the foundation of a degree a set of ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In a move that gives healthcare facilities on-demand access to tools that determine language ability for ad hoc interpreting, ISI Translation Services (www.ISItrans.com) ...

The conceptual difference between a competency-based education and an education based upon a conventional dental curriculum is, perhaps, the starting point for the development of new curricula. The ...