The Importance of Competency Based Education

This episode features leaders from the Competency-Based Education Network, or C-BEN as it is also known.  Our guests are Amber Garrison Duncan and Tiffany Freeze.  Amber is Executive Vice President and Tiffany is Vice President for Consulting Services at C-BEN.

Competency-Based Education Network (C-BEN):
c-ben.org/

Other references mentioned in this episode include:

Anderson, L., & Krathwohl, D. A. (2001). Taxonomy for learning, teaching, and assessing: A revision of Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives. Longman. 

Bloom, B. S. (1956). Taxonomy of educational objectives handbook I: Cognitive domain. David McKay Co.

Krathwohl, D. R., Bloom, B. S., & Masia, B. B. (1964).  Taxonomy of education objectives: Affective domain. David McKay Co.

This season of Leading Improvements in Higher Education is sponsored by the Center for Assessment and Research Studies at James Madison University; learn more at jmu.edu/assessment.

Episode recorded: May 2023.  Host:  Stephen Hundley.  Producers:  Chad Beckner, Caleb Keith, and Shirley Yorger.  Original music:  Caleb Keith.  This award-winning podcast is a service of the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis; learn more at assessmentinstitute.iupui.edu.