Competency-Based Education Quiz

What is competency-based education focused on?

• Competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities)

• Attendance in lectures

• Time spent in a classroom

• Number of courses completed

How is competency-based education different from traditional education?

• It focuses on competencies rather than credit hours

• It is faster

• It is more expensive

• It has fixed timing for completion

What is the role of faculty in competency-based education?

• Central in ensuring quality of programs

• Not involved in program design

• Only responsible for lectures

• Limited involvement

What is the purpose of prior learning assessment in education?

• To increase tuition fees

• To focus on credit hours

• To replace competency-based education

• To assess learning outside of academic programs

How can competency-based education be described to different audiences?

• Keeping communication vague

• Avoiding repetition

• Providing specific examples

• Using complex jargon

What is the main benefit of competency-based education for students?

• Higher tuition fees

• Limited interaction with faculty

• Fixed timing for completion

• Personalized pathways for mastery of competencies

How does competency-based education ensure quality?

• By having no assessment methods

• By reducing faculty involvement

• By using third-party partners to validate competencies

• By increasing tuition costs

What is the relationship between competency-based education and prior learning assessment?

• They are the same thing

• They are unrelated

• CBE focuses on credit hours, PLA on competencies

• CBE is about learning journey, PLA is about assessment

What is the focus of competency-based education programs?

• Time spent in a classroom

• Number of courses completed

• Mastery of competencies

• Attendance in lectures

How can competency-based education be communicated effectively?

• Anticipating questions and preparing responses

• Keeping communication complex

• Using only one pathway and message

• Avoiding preparation of responses