ED Surge

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Skills-based credentials are valuable because they state specific skills in which a learner achieved or displayed competence. Just as microcredentials can represent specific job skills, they can also demonstrate durable skills learners gain at any learning institution, setting them apart from other applicants.

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Cool Cat Teacher

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Questions Answered on Today's Show What is competency-based (or mastery-based) learning? Nicki Slaugh, principal of Quest Academy, explains the concept of competency-based learning and how it differs from traditional education models. What are the common misconceptions about competency-based learning?

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ED Surge

MARCH 28, 2022

Schools are confronting vast achievement gaps among students and an exhausted teaching force. Some say it’s time to finally commit to scalable personalized learning. EdSurge: How can curriculum providers help schools address teacher burnout and reduce gaps in student learning?

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ED Surge

JANUARY 10, 2025

It also allows learners to pause and restart their learning journey, providing flexibility that traditional pathways often lack. Empowers Learners To Showcase Achievements The breakdown of microcredentials gives learners the language they need to articulate the competencies and skills they gain from various experiences.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2019

Last year, only 61 percent of students who took the ACT high school English achievement test were deemed college-ready. An option several school districts I converse with are trying is called “mastery-based learning” — MBL. Assessments are competency-based and referenced to school learning criteria.

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Cool Cat Teacher

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. 00;09;18;28 – 00;09;39;18 Jon Bergmann BE Well.

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ED Surge

APRIL 18, 2023

In an essay published earlier this month in The Chronicle of Higher Education, history professor François Furstenberg argues that companies promising to “deliver a ‘competency-based, life-skills-based achievement record’” do so primarily in order to sell their technology.

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