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Katz, Philip M. – Council of Independent Colleges, 2015
Competency-based education (CBE) is an approach to pedagogy that emphasizes the mastery of skills and concepts rather than credit hours or seat time. The assessment of mastery can take several forms, including formal assessments of prior learning (such as portfolio reviews or examinations) and automated evaluations of online coursework. Advocates…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Higher Education, Private Colleges, Academic Standards
Buban, Jill – Online Learning Consortium, 2017
The Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC) and The Presidents' Forum have released a new study authored and researched by the Online Learning Consortium's Dr. Jill Buban, which sheds light on how adult learning institutions address students who possess alternative credentials and seek to apply these experiences to a degree. This…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Prior Learning, Community Colleges, State Colleges
Montclair State Coll., Upper Montclair, NJ. Adult Continuing Education Center. – 1975
The final report of the Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) Region II Adult and Continuing Education Staff Development Project, administered by Montclair State College, synthesizes the project's efforts for regionalization of staff development for New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Chapter 1 covers administrative…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Programs
Montclair State Coll., Upper Montclair, NJ. Adult Continuing Education Center. – 1974
The document consists of 1973-74 interim reports reflecting staff development activities for adult educators in New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The New Jersey report describes the Competency-Based Certification Project for Adult Educators; the Language-Culture Institute, Rutgers University; and the English as a Second…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Programs