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competency-based education  

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  • Competency-based education stems from performance-based assessment and was originally known in the United States as performance-based education. There are several definitions of competency-based education, most likely because this methodology has been applied to a diverse group of educational designs such as teacher preparation and vocational programs. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent; Competency-Based Education]

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