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Download full textJames Bergeron; Lindsay Fryer – American Enterprise Institute, 2023
Companies are facing a persistent and growing skills gap, which has been exacerbated by the tight labor market. Employers use industry certifications, college degrees, boot camps, and badges to measure job skills, but until recently it was impossible to compare certifications or degree attainment. This paper describes credential transparency and…
Descriptors: Credentials, Accountability, Outcomes of Education, Higher Education
Townsley, Matt; Schmid, David – Voices of Reform, 2022
This paper examines how assessment and grading practices have evolved post COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, more programs have begun implementing Competency-Based Education (CBE) in their practice. This article offers suggestions for higher education institutions and faculty considering implementation of CBE in their assessment practices.
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Grading, Competency Based Education, Higher Education
Besser, Erin D.; Newby, Timothy J. – Journal of Education and Learning, 2020
A recent educational trend has been the increasing focus on validating and credentialing learning taking place outside of traditional academic settings. Digital badges have the potential to address various concerns within formal education settings. Digital badges have been heralded for having the ability to show mastery of content, and more…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Recognition (Achievement), Mastery Learning, Formative Evaluation
Liu, Jinming; Huang, Ping – Science Insights Education Frontiers, 2021
Student academic burden exists to varying degrees throughout the world. To reach a comprehensive and unbiased understanding of the roles of academic burden, this paper explores academic burden from different viewpoints and summarizes existing assessment indexes for it. Factors correlated with student academic burden are examined and detailed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Student Development, Role, Correlation
Direct linkHarper, Rowena; Vered, Karen Orr – Higher Education Research and Development, 2017
Communication is widely recognised as an important capability for university graduates [Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2013). "OECD skills outlook 2013: First results from the survey of adult skills." Author. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org.bibliotheek.ehb.be/10.1787/9789264204256-en]. Yet, research suggests that it is often not…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Writing Across the Curriculum, Content Area Writing, Higher Education
McClarty, Katie Larsen; Gaertner, Matthew N. – American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 2015
Competency-based education (CBE) programs are growing in popularity as an alternative path to a postsecondary degree. Freed from the seat-time constraints of traditional higher education programs, CBE students can progress at their own pace and complete their postsecondary education having gained relevant and demonstrable skills. The CBE model has…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Best Practices, Higher Education, Educational Assessment
Bienkowski, Marie; Gerard, Sarah Nixon; Rubin, Shawn; Sanford, Cathy; Borrelli-Murray, Dana; Driscoll, Tom; Arora, Jessie; Hruska, Mike; Beck, Katie; Murray, Thomas; Hoekstra, Jason; Gannes, Stuart; Metz, Edward; Midgley, Steve; Castilla, Stephanie; Tomassini, Jason; Madda, Mary Jo; Chase, Zac; Martin, Erik; Noel, Marcus; Styles, Kathleen – Office of Educational Technology, US Department of Education, 2015
Opportunities abound for software designers and developers to create impactful tools for teachers, school leaders, students, and their families. This guide for developers, startups, and entrepreneurs addresses key questions about the education ecosystem and highlights critical needs and opportunities to develop digital tools and apps for learning.…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Design, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Gorton, William; Havercroft, Jonathan – Journal of Political Science Education, 2012
As teachers of political theory, our goal is not merely to help students understand the abstract reasoning behind key ideas and texts of our discipline. We also wish to convey the historical contexts that informed these ideas and texts, including the political aims of their authors. But the traditional lecture-and-discussion approach tends to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Political Attitudes, Theories, Time Perspective
Fulford, Amanda – Journal of Philosophy of Education, 2009
In this paper I consider one aspect of how student writing is supported in the university. I focus on the use of the "writing frame", questioning its status as a vehicle for facilitating student voice, and in the process questioning how that notion is itself understood. I illustrate this by using examples from the story of the 1944 Hollywood film…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Writing Instruction, Films, Criticism
Eglitis, Daina S. – Teaching Sociology, 2010
This article discusses pedagogical exercises developed to help students appreciate the power of sociological perspectives as they seek to better understand their own lives and the world around them. The assignments are focused on fulfilling the particular course learning goal that highlights student mastery of the application of diverse…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Sociology, Social Theories, Theory Practice Relationship
Rae, Andrew; Samuels, Peter – Computers & Education, 2011
The Personalised System of Instruction is a form of mastery learning which, though it has been proven to be educationally effective, has never seriously challenged the dominant lecture-tutorial teaching method in higher education and has largely fallen into disuse. An information and communications technology assisted version of the Personalised…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Higher Education, Management Systems, Mastery Learning
Schroeder, Robert; Cahoy, Ellysa Stern – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2010
Higher education information literacy standards have readily addressed cognitive skills, although affective competencies--the emotional abilities that students must acquire in order to successfully navigate the research process--have not yet been incorporated into standards. This paper presents examples of current information literacy standards,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Research, Research Methodology, Research Skills
Salinas, M. F. – Computers & Education, 2008
The purpose of this article is to propose a model to integrate educational mastery principles that emphasize cooperative and learner-centered instruction in higher education with the new advances of instructional technology, and to present a pilot case study to exemplify the model. It is clear that in spite of tremendous efforts by colleges and…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Models, Mastery Learning, Cooperative Learning
Colorado Children's Campaign, 2012
Over the last decade, Colorado has emerged as a national leader in crafting innovative solutions for challenges facing its public school system. From implementing the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) and No Child Left Behind (NCLB) reforms to more recent legislation including standards and assessments for a preschool-through-college…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Accountability, Stakeholders, Educational Quality
Peer reviewedTochon, Francois Victor – Pedagogy, Culture & Society, 1999
Discusses three trends in teacher education: mastery learning; strategic teaching; and narrative awakening, analyzing them by deconstructing their discourse and looking for inner contradictions. The article explains how mass educational concepts, even positive ones, can stifle individual growth, responsibility, and difference, and it discusses the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Mastery Learning, Personal Narratives
