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Steinhoff, Kraig; De Jong, David; Curtin, Susan; Chesnut, Steven; Steiner, Cory J. – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2022
This study examined why schools and districts transitioned from traditional education systems to competency-based, the challenges and benefits school experienced, and characteristics needed in a leader for the shift in education. The study used a quantitative approach informed by survey and correlational research. The participants in this study…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Administrator Attitudes
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Lowe, Aisha; Leal-Carrillo, Nadia; Guiney, Chantee; Diaz, Amparo – Journal of Competency-Based Education, 2021
The California Community Colleges (CCC) system has adopted an equity-imperative approach to systemic reforms. As part of this effort, and to meet the state's workforce demands of the future, the system has focused on better serving the needs of adult learners, those between the ages of 25 and 64 with some college but no degree. The current impact…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Competency Based Education, Equal Education, Adult Students
AmyK Conley – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The much-criticized Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA) is not aligned with current Common Core literacy standards, is expensive, has a low pass rate on the first try of 66%, and keeps People of Color from joining the profession (California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, 2019). The test maybe replaced with coursework. Critics…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Competency Based Education, Credits, Evaluation Methods