Competency Education in a K-16+ World

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Competency Education in a K-16+ World
Jonathan VanderEls, Connected Principals, 2014/12/01
The redefinition of learning as defined by outcomes rather than process is in full swing and there are proponents and opponents equally. I think the debate boils down to two sentences: first, competency-based education can support student learning as evidenced by good test scores (that's what this post shows), but second, is that all there is to an education? But maybe we're thinking of this incorrectly. More...