competency-based
Measured by ability
Competency-based describes systems that measure mastery of specific skills rather than time spent learning.
A competency-based curriculum lets students advance when they demonstrate proficiency, not after completing a set number of hours.
The approach appears in education, professional certification, and hiring: competency-based interviews assess whether candidates can perform required tasks.
Educational program's content plan
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- masteryComplete skill or control
- learning outcomesMeasurable skills from instruction
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
modules · progression · credentials · micro-credentials · badges · portfolios · rubrics · self-paced
Developing abilities through practice
- skillsLearned competencies
- performanceCarrying out a task
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- hiringGiving someone work
onboarding · development · talent management · job descriptions · promotion · succession planning · workforce · upskilling
Evaluation criteria set
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- measurementDetermining size or amount
evidence · artifacts · observable · rating scale · checklist · validation · verification · documentation
Patient care techniques
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
- residencyState of dwelling somewhere
- medical educationInstruction for future physicians
- patient careMedical attention for sick
procedural · licensure · accreditation · simulation · milestones · specialty · practitioner · credentialing
curriculum
Educational program's content plan
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- masteryComplete skill or control
- learning outcomesMeasurable skills from instruction
standards · modules · progression · credentials · micro-credentials · badges · portfolios · rubrics · self-paced · demonstration
training
Developing abilities through practice
- skillsLearned competencies
- performanceCarrying out a task
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
hiring · onboarding · development · talent management · job descriptions · promotion · succession planning · workforce · upskilling · reskilling
rubric
Evaluation criteria set
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
measurement · evidence · artifacts · observable · rating scale · checklist · validation · verification · documentation · practical
clinical skills
Patient care techniques
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
- residencyState of dwelling somewhere
- medical educationInstruction for future physicians
patient care · procedural · licensure · accreditation · simulation · milestones · specialty · practitioner · credentialing · scope of practice
- adult educationadult education, adult learning, GED prep, adult classes, adult education center
- teaching methodspresentation, lecturing, discussion, modeling, hands-on learning
- Pass/Fail Gradingcredit, no credit, satisfactory, unsatisfactory, complete
- adaptive learningadaptive learning, personalized learning, individualized education, individualized, differentiation
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
- gradesA, A+, B, C, D
competency-basedlock-step
Synchronized, inflexible movement
social promotion · one-size-fits-all · traditional · lecture-based
competency, competence, competent, competently, compete, competed, competing, competes, competitor