Competence Based Education (CBE)

Module 4 in Pedagogy Course

Assist. Prof. Dr. Mussab Salman Sultan

Technical College of Informatics-Akre

Duhok Polytechnic University
15th June 2020
Second Session
on CBE
 Second session outline

 Short video showing the differences between CBE and traditional learning

 Deep understanding of competence based education? Definitions

 What are the main principles of CBE?

 What is the meaning of personal, teacher and transversal competences?

 Why is CBE significance? What are the drawbacks of CBE? What are the
implications of CBE for teaching and learning?
A short video showing the differences between
CBE and traditional learning
As 5-6 groups of students, the following have to be discussed

 What did you learned from this video? Discuss.

 According to this video “What are the main features of

CBE?”

 Write the applicability of this way of education (CBE) in

your dairy according to your specified field of study.
 Pedagogical Definition of CBE
The European Qualifications Framework (EQF)

“Is the ability to use knowledge, skills and personal, social and/or

methodological abilities, in work or study and in professional and personal

development”
 Pedagogical Definition of CBE
The US Department of Education

“Transitioning away from seat time, in favor of a structure that creates flexibility,
allows students to progress as they demonstrate mastery of academic content,
regardless of time, place, or pace of learning.”

Competency-based strategies provide flexibility in the way that credit can be

earned or awarded, and provide students with personalized learning
opportunities.

” It establishes a closer link between educational programmes and societal

requirements and enhances interaction with all stakeholders, including the
world of work and wider society.

Some competences are:

 Subject-area related (specific to a field of study)
 Others are generic (common to any degree course).
 What is the meaning of personal competence?

 All change begins with an individual's self-perception as a potential

change maker and with an individual's ability to relate with other
individuals or groups.

 Therefore, empowerment focuses primarily on the development of

people's personal competence and social competence.
 Teacher competence?
Being a teacher at any level of study requires

 A significant amount of knowledge and skill.

 Interacting well with students
 Communication in the mother tongue
 Communication in foreign languages
 Good at communication and motivation
 Good at lesson plan design and critical thinking
 Creating a learning environment
 Mathematical competence and basic competences in
science and technology
 Digital competence
 Learning to learn
 Social and civic competences
 Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship
 Cultural awareness and expression
 Able to:
 Use varied teaching strategies, assess, Identify student needs,
collaborate, maintaining a professional appearance (mature
personality), demonstrating a commitment to the profession
 Teacher qualifications in Finland

All teachers in Finland have:

 Master degree in his/her specialization

 Pedagogy training course of 60 credit (one academic year course)

 Work experience
 What is transversal competence?
Set of competences related to attitudes and values (knowing how to be)
and, procedures (know how). They can be transferred from one specific
professional field to another.
 What are the main principles of CBE?

 Awards academic credit based on mastery of clearly defined

competencies.

 Recognizes prior learning and learning outside the scope of a

course, regardless of where, when, or how that learning took place.

 Stands in contrast to education in which learning is structured

around seat time and credit hour.

 Learners take as much or as little time as they need to understand

the material.

 Shifts the focus from grades to learning.

 Emphasizes frequent, meaningful feedback that empowers

students to take more responsibility for learning than in
conventional models.

.
 Why is CBE significant?

 Capitalizes on the potential of online learning, enabling new models

that can reduce both the cost and time needed to earn credentials
while better preparing students for their professional lives.

 Focuses on learning, pushing students toward mastery rather than a

grade, and it brings needed emphasis on the assessment of
learning.

 Students have new opportunities to pursue learning at an

appropriate pace, with greater clarity about learning objectives and
progress toward them.

 It replaces the conventional model in which time is fixed and

learning is variable with a model in which the time is variable and
the learning is fixed.
 What are the implications of CBE for teaching and
learning?

 Research indicates that students are more active, engaged, and

motivated when working with coursework that is challenging but
within their capacity to master.

 Avoiding boredom for those moving quickly and frustration for

students who need more time.

 Some say that faculty are also more engaged in a CBE environment,
as they work through defining competencies and the means to
assess them.

 CBE challenges the notion that learning only takes place within the
time and space of the classroom.
Thank you