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Henderson, Nathan; Kumaran, Vikram; Min, Wookhee; Mott, Bradford; Wu, Ziwei; Boulden, Danielle; Lord, Trudi; Reichsman, Frieda; Dorsey, Chad; Wiebe, Eric; Lester, James – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2020
In recent years, game-based learning has shown significant promise for creating engaging and effective learning experiences. Developing models that can predict whether students will struggle with mastering certain concepts could guide adaptive support to assist students with mastering those concepts. Game-based learning environments offer…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Game Based Learning, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
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Markle, Ross – ETS Research Report Series, 2017
From 2006 to 2008, Educational Testing Service (ETS) produced a series of reports titled "A Culture of Evidence", designed to capture a changing climate in higher education assessment. A decade later, colleges and universities already face a new set of challenges resulting from societal, technological, and various other influences. ETS…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Evaluation Methods, Student Evaluation, Scores
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Burnette, Diane M. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2016
Although competency-based education (CBE) has existed since the early 1970s adult-focused degree programs, interest in CBE has spiked in recent years due to the increased attention on higher education affordability and accountability. This article reviews the extant literature on CBE to address the following questions: (a) What are the definitions…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Literature Reviews, Definitions, Program Descriptions
Imperatore, Catherine; Hyslop, Alisha – Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE), 2018
The 2018 Association for Career & Technical Education (ACTE) quality framework is the latest step in ACTE's ongoing High-quality Career and Technical Education (CTE) Initiative--an initiative designed to answer the question "What is high-quality CTE?" The framework is designed to apply to individual, local CTE programs of study…
Descriptors: Career Education, Technical Education, Educational Quality, Models
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Ipperciel, Donald; ElAtia, Samira – International Journal of Higher Education, 2014
Graduate attributes (GAs) have become a necessary framework of reference for the 21st century competency-based model of higher education. However, the issue of evaluating and assessing GAs still remains unchartered territory. In this article, we present a criteria-based method of assessment that allows for an institution-wide comparison of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, College Graduates, Student Characteristics
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Bezanilla, María José; Arranz, Sonia; Rayón, Alex; Rubio, Isabel; Menchaca, Iratxe; Guenaga, Mariluz; Aguilar, Eduardo – Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 2014
This paper focuses on the design of a serious game for the teaching and assessment of generic competences, placing particular emphasis on the competences assessment aspect. Taking into account important aspects of competence assessment such as context, feedback and transparency, among other aspects, and using the University of Deusto's Generic…
Descriptors: Minimum Competency Testing, Educational Games, Problem Solving, Entrepreneurship
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Clerkin, Kris; Simon, Yvonne – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2014
This article presents a new model of education that works with employers to help their employees gain the skills and credentials needed for promotions and career mobility. Southern New Hampshire University's College for America, a competency-based education model for working adults, increases their access to, and the convenience of higher…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Student Centered Curriculum, Models, Student Projects
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Liu, Lei; Rogat, Aaron; Bertling, Maria – ETS Research Report Series, 2013
The purpose of this report is to describe a science competency model and 3 related learning progressions, which were developed by applying the "CBAL"™ approach (Bennett & Gitomer, 2009) to the domain of middle school science. The Cognitively Based Assessment "of", "for", and "as" Learning (CBAL) science…
Descriptors: Science Education, Competence, Models, Learning Processes
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Barboza, Gustavo A.; Pesek, James – Journal of Education for Business, 2012
Assessment of the business curriculum and its learning goals and objectives has become a major field of interest for business schools. The exploratory results of the authors' model using a sample of 173 students show robust support for the hypothesis that high marks in course-embedded assessment on business-specific analytical skills positively…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Majors (Students), Grade Point Average, Educational Testing
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Berdrow, Iris; Evers, Frederick T. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2010
The "Bases of Competence" model provides a general framework for learner-centred skill development and programme-focused outcomes assessment. Based on previous research, the "Bases of Competence" model describes 17 skills and four base competencies important to graduates to achieve high performance in the workplace. Taking this…
Descriptors: Competence, Models, Institutional Evaluation, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
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Bieri, Christine; Schuler, Patricia – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2011
There has been increasing interest in assessing teachers' cross-curricular competencies as a result of reforms in teacher education in Switzerland. At Zurich University of Teacher Education, future students who do not have formal qualifications are required to pass several examinations and a test, which is known as an "assessment…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Student Evaluation, Predictive Validity, Program Effectiveness
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Lohmann, Jack R.; Rollins, Howard A.; Hoey, J. Joseph – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2006
Engineering curricula are increasingly focused on developing student competencies. Many new competencies needed by engineers today are professional skills (sometimes called the "soft skills"). Among the new competencies for engineering graduates is global competence, the ability to work knowledgeably and live comfortably in a…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Engineering, Models, Curriculum
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Simpson, Ronald D. – American Biology Teacher, 1977
Presents controversies concerning competency based education (CBE). Lists and explains common characteristics of the CBE model: (1) prior knowledge by the student of educational objectives; (2) student responsibility for learning; and (3) criterion-based evaluation. Stresses needs for simplification, communication and adequate time for testing CBE…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies, Evaluation
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Cyrs, Thomas E., Jr. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1977
Discusses the impact of competency-based approaches on curriculum design in the health sciences. Student assessment is viewed as the locus of competency based approaches from which curriculum development will follow. (VT)
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation
Jaschik, Scott – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1985
Educators are studying Northeast Missouri State University's "value-added" assessment programs, designed to measure how students are progressing in gaining specific intellectual skills. Its main feature is a series of tests that all students must take on entering the university and at the end of the sophomore year. (MLW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Alumni, Competency Based Education, Higher Education
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