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PublisherWikimedia Foundation
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competency-based_learning
Source TypeEncyclopedia
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Wikipedia: Competency-based learning
Wikimedia Foundationself-citationQuote, self-citation
Competency-based learning or competency-based education is a framework for teaching and assessment of learning.
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This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Pedagogical Approaches, 7 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 1 holds, 3 general references.
- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
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