Competency-Based Education: Helping All Kentucky Students Succeed. Final Report

Institution	Kentucky Department of Education
Titel	Competency-Based Education: Helping All Kentucky Students Succeed. Final Report
Quelle	(2013), (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Competency Based Education; College Readiness; Career Readiness; Individualized Instruction; Grants; Public Education; Student Needs; Skill Development; Barriers; Financial Support; College Entrance Examinations; Standardized Tests; Common Core State Standards; Parent Role; Kentucky; ACT Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Competence; Competency; Competency-based education; Unterricht; Kompetenzorientierte Methode; Individualisierender Unterricht; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Öffentliche Erziehung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Finanzielle Förderung; Aufnahmeprüfung; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Common core curriculum; Curriculum; Kerncurriculum; Parental role; Elternrolle; Assessment; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Hochschulzulassung
Abstract	The Commonwealth of Kentucky is exploring competency-based education as a way to better prepare students for success in college and their careers. Some individual schools and districts are moving ahead with this innovative approach where achievement is the constant and time is the variable. Not all students learn at the same rate, or in the same way, so flexible models that adjust to the needs of students can help more students succeed. Discussions about competency-based education include two key terms: (1) competency-based; and (2) personalized learning. Competency-based learning identifies specific and measurable learning objectives that students must master before moving ahead. Assessment is meaningful and leads to a positive learning experience. Competency means not only learning content, but also the ability to apply that content to solve problems or communicate about them. Personalized learning creates a data-driven framework to set individual student goals, assess progress and ensure that students receive the academic and developmental supports they need. Examples of competency based education in Kentucky such as Saturday School, and iPads issued to students in some counties so that teachers can video their lessons and students can review them at their own pace are discussed. Another initiative discussed here is to assist students with credit recovery. A student who has to retake geometry would only need to master the units that he or she failed rather than the entire course. These approaches benefit more than struggling students. Bright students can move ahead, completing course work faster than otherwise possible. Many students now take college-level courses in high school, earning dual credits at a cost to parents below college tuition rates. Challenges, frequently asked questions, teacher education, funding, and a glossary of terms related to competency-based education are also provided. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Kentucky Department of Education. 500 Mero Street 19th Floor, Frankfort, KY 40601. Tel: 502-564-3421; Fax: 502-564-6470; Web site: http://www.education.ky.gov
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01