21 Concerns about Special Education and Competency-Based Education
As most know, Competency-Based Education (CBE) is being pushed into schools for all students, including those who have special needs.
Before I go on, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development looked at 15 –year-olds and their computer use in 31 nations and regions.They found that reading and math scores on the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) were lower for students who used computers more, rather than those who used technology less in school (OECD, 2015). How computers are used in the classroom matters.
One U.K. study indicates there are online barriers for students with dyslexia in an e-learning environment (Woodfine, Nunes, & Wright, 2008).
Online instruction has a place in the classroom. But putting students with disabilities online for the bulk of their schooling does not make sense. That seems to be the intent of CBE.
Indications are that CBE leaves something to be desired for students no matter what proponents tell us. Shouldn’t that give21 Concerns about Special Education and Competency-Based Education: