Competency-Based Education Programs in Texas An Innovative Approach to Higher Education

• Main Author: Daugherty, Lindsay (auth)
• Other Authors: Davis, Van L. (auth), Miller, Trey (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2015
• Subjects: Curriculum planning & development; Examinations & assessment; Secondary schools; Teaching skills & techniques; Education
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This report assesses the Texas experience in the context of national competency-based higher-education movement. Competency-based education in Texas is examined through six institutions that currently offer these programs and recent state efforts to support them. The approach included review of rele...