Integrating competency-based education with a case-based or problem-based learning approach in online health sciences

• Published in: Asia Pacific education review Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 683 - 696
• Main Author: Sistermans, Ilse Johanna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.12.2020; Springer; Springer Nature B.V; 교육연구소
• Subjects: Affordances; Behaviorism; Case Method (Teaching Technique); Competence; Competency Based Education; Competency tests; Constructivism (Learning); Course Content; Curriculum Design; Distance Education; Distance learning; Education; Educational Practices; Educational Theories; Electronic Learning; Empathy; Health Promotion; Health Sciences; Higher education; Influence of Technology; Instructional Materials; Integrated Learning Systems; Learning Activities; Learning Processes; Learning Theories; Literature Reviews; Long Term Memory; Memory; Online Courses; Problem Based Learning; Professional Education; Science Education; 교육학; Problem-based learning; Health sciences; Competency-based education; Case-based learning; Online learning; Online learning activities
• ISSN: 1598-1037; 1876-407X
• DOI: 10.1007/s12564-020-09658-6

In the current competitive and globalized economy, employers and professional organizations call for higher education institutions to deliver graduates with relevant competencies and skills. In response, a growing number of higher educational institutions is introducing competency-based education. This is particularly true for health science programs, which have a tradition of applying a case-based or problem-based learning approach. The effort to merge a problem- or case-based online learning approach with competency-based education offers various opportunities, while facing numerous challenges. To support these efforts, this paper aims at identifying suitable practices, as well as challenges for online course design and online learning activities for higher education health science programs, when integrating competency-based education with an online problem-based and/or case-based learning approach. It found various opportunities for online learning activities that support competency-based education, problem-based learning and case-based learning, whereas challenges relate to logistics, administration, and the affordances of an LMS.