In many countries, national exams continue to reward memorisation, shaping what teachers teach and how students learn.

School districts in every state now have the green light to establish competency-based education programs and models in their classrooms—but they have a lot of work to do on the operational side to ...

Competency-based education, proficiency-based learning, mastery-based learning, personalized learning, student-centered education, and standards-based education are all terms that refer to the same ...

A new international study warns that high-stakes national exams are undermining competency-based education reforms aimed at fostering critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Researchers found ...

What's stopping kids from learning useful skills? Short answer: exams ...