Priorities in Transitioning to Competency-Based Education in the K-12 Digital Learning Environment: A Delphi Study
by
 
Hoban, Kelly, author.

Title
Priorities in Transitioning to Competency-Based Education in the K-12 Digital Learning Environment: A Delphi Study

Author
Hoban, Kelly, author.

ISBN
9780438006829

Personal Author
Hoban, Kelly, author.

Physical Description
1 electronic resource (145 pages)

General Note
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-10(E), Section: A.
 
Advisors: Janet Strickland Committee members: Mary Alice Varga.

Abstract
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore what priorities should be the focus in K-12 digital learning environments in order to transition to a competency-based education model at scale. The study examined what factors experts in the field identify as most important for this transition and the priority they give to each factor. A three-round Delphi study, which is a mixed methods survey methodology aimed at gaining group consensus, was used to gather the data from a panel of experts in the field of competency-based education. Participants responded to an initial, open-ended question for Round One; their responses yielded 38 priority factors that were coded and categorized into seven categories. In Rounds Two and Three, the panel rated the individual priority factors on a Likert scale and ranked the categories in order of importance. Data that emerged from the three rounds were organized and analyzed using descriptive statistics. The Delphi panel suggested the following as priority areas of focus, in order of importance: competencies; curriculum and learning opportunities; administrator/educator practices, training, and professional development; grading/tracking/assessment; systems and technology; stakeholders---school systems, students, parents, community; and policies. The results of this study provide a framework of priority areas to be considered by those intending to transition to competency-based education in the K-12 digital learning environment.

Local Note
School code: 0366

Subject Term
Education.
 
Educational technology.

Added Corporate Author
University of West Georgia. School Improvement.

Electronic Access
http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqm&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:10604021


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