TAACCCT consortium implementing flexibly paced CBE programs in information technology¶

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Evidence · 4 claims (3 for, 1 mixed) · 4 studies (3 associational, 1 design), q2 · 0 of 4 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description¶

Under a Round 2 TAACCCT grant, "Sinclair Community College is leading a consortium with Austin Community College and Broward College to implement flexibly paced, competency-based education (CBE) programs in information technology." The consortium is the setting from which the brief's highlighted practices were drawn, with Mathematica serving as external evaluator of the grant.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• A Round 2 TAACCCT grant supporting the consortium's CBE implementation

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• Community college students in information technology programs

Target Learning Goals¶

• Information technology competencies

Claims¶

• A consortium led by Sinclair Community College implemented competency-based information technology programs in three community colleges, documented at or near baseline [+M]
• A three-college consortium successfully implemented online competency-based programs as planned, meeting most implementation milestones and outcome targets [+M]
• About 35 percent of consortium participants completed a grant-funded program of study, including certifications, certificates, and degrees [~M]
• CBE participants completed programs quickly, averaging less than two terms to a first industry certification course and about four terms to certificates and degrees [+M]

Related Elements¶

• Competency-based information technology program models in three community colleges

Examples¶

• Use external consulting and technical assistance to help colleges adapt programs to time-variant CBE models

Key Sources¶

• Ann Person. (2015). Best Practices in Competency-Based Education: Lessons from Three Colleges (In Focus Brief). Oakland, CA: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/best-practices-in-competencybased-education-lessons-from-three-colleges