Competency-Based Education Programs in Texas An Innovative Approach to Higher Education

This report assesses the Texas experience in the context of national competency-based higher-education movement. Competency-based education in Texas is examined through six institutions that currently offer these programs and recent state efforts to support them. The approach included review of rele...

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Main Authors Daugherty, Lindsay, Davis, Van L, Miller, Trey
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published RAND Corporation 15.10.2015
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Curriculum planning & development
Curriculum planning and development
Education
Education: examinations and assessment
Educational systems and structures
Examinations & assessment
Organization & management of education
Schools
Schools and pre-schools
Secondary schools
Society & social sciences
Society and Social Sciences
Teaching skills & techniques
Teaching skills and techniques
thema EDItEUR
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Summary:This report assesses the Texas experience in the context of national competency-based higher-education movement. Competency-based education in Texas is examined through six institutions that currently offer these programs and recent state efforts to support them. The approach included review of relevant documents, webpages, and interviews with program administrators, a sample of students enrolled in one of the programs, and a state policymaker.
ISBN:9780833091765
083309176X
0833093983
9780833093981
DOI:10.7249/j.ctt19rmcq1