Heather Getha-Taylor, Raymond Hummert, John Nalbandian, Chris Silvia, Competency Model Design and Assessment: Findings and Future Directions, Journal of Public Affairs Education, Vol. 19, No. 1 ...

In the future universities might routinely reward academic credit to people based on their actual skills and knowledge, not just on the amount of time they’ve spent in classrooms. “Competency ...

This article explores competencies and methods for their assessment in higher education and in social work's accreditation standards. Many contemporary policy and educational accreditation efforts ...

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 ...

New Hampshire schools have retired a century old education standard, replacing it with a new performance-based learning model.