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Download full textGirardi, Amy; Crew, Rachel – Jobs For the Future, 2016
Competency-based education (CBE) is widely viewed as an innovative alternative to traditional higher education, yet most programs serve only a narrow slice of the postsecondary population. Few are intended for adults who need to boost basic skills in order to succeed in college coursework. However, if designed with the needs of a broader range of…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Access to Education, Interviews, Developmental Programs
Direct linkAslan, Sinem; Reigeluth, Charles M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2016
Learner-centered education has been touted as an improvement over teacher-centered educational systems. However, educators and researchers need to be cautious about its problems, in addition to considering its benefits. The authors set out to identify challenges to learner-centered education through the eyes of educators in a truly…
Descriptors: Learner Controlled Instruction, Performance Factors, Barriers, Interviews
Peer reviewedFrankowski, Barbara; Duncan, Paula – Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2013
Several excellent frameworks exist that define components of positive youth development and demonstrate an inverse relationship with adolescent risks (Ginsburg, 2007). The authors have found that many of their colleagues have been drawn to the Circle of Courage for its clarity and spirit (Brendtro, Brokenleg, & Van Bockern, 2002). This model is…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adolescent Development, Interviews, Counseling
Soto, Amanda C.; Taylor, Melinda A. – Pearson Education, Inc., 2013
Learning progressions represent a set of skills or pieces of knowledge ordered sequentially from least to most complex. This sequence can guide instruction as well as assessment content. This paper describes several useful methods for validating learning progressions including validating the relationship between the progression and student…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Sequential Learning, Validity, Mastery Learning
Zimmerman, Barry J.; Dibenedetto, Maria K. – Psychology in the Schools, 2008
Federal efforts to improve American students' achievement through high-stakes testing have led to significant concerns about the fairness and effectiveness of standardized tests. We attribute these concerns to the use of summative tests to assess academic progress without the benefits of an effective formative model of assessment and instruction,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Curriculum Based Assessment, Recognition (Achievement), Federal Legislation
Saurino, Penelope; Saurino, Dan R. – Middle Grades Research Journal, 2006
We need a model that can guide middle school educators to implement multiple literacies (multiliteracies) so prevalent in today's global economy, but how can this be successfully accomplished in today's schools? As a result of content analyses, regular classroom observations, and interviews, the researchers document a framework for…
Descriptors: Student Research, Middle Schools, Global Approach, Mastery Learning
