Understanding the distinctions between Rote Learning and Competency-Based Learning (CBL) is crucial for effective education.

This type of education model shifts learning from a one-size-fits-all approach to a more flexible and specialized learning ...

(TNS) — Jaqueline Yalda, who has been a campus police officer at El Paso Community College in Texas for a decade, sought a promotion earlier this year. But first, the department required her to ...

The traditional approach to formal education ties students to classrooms. Degrees are earned based on accumulated credits, a system developed in 1906 as an attempt to measure how much time a student ...

Kalispell schools are transforming student learning by introducing a new program called Personalized Competency-Based ...

The debate highlights a growing ideological divide between conservatives who have advocated for expanding nontraditional educational approaches demonstrated by charter and private schools, and ...

Join our webinar on November 1 to explore innovative approaches for teaching Maths and enhancing competency-based assessment.

Western Governors University is pioneering a new, fast-growing model of education: Competency-based learning. In traditional classrooms, time is fixed and student learning varies. Schools operate ...

A new paper, released by the International Association for K-12 Online Learning, or iNACOL, argues that instead of allowing students to progress through the education system based on seat time, we ...

A recent study suggests that although there is growing interest in skills- and competency-based learning, few colleges and universities have actually implemented the new model. The report, released ...

At the Parker-Varney school in Manchester, grades are not part of the curriculum. “Mastery” is. Students work their way through individual concepts, like long division or the mathematical order of ...