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Humanities
- ISSN: 2155-7993
- Journal of Modern Education Review
Challenge-based Learning: An Innovative Model for Learning Design and
Competency Assessment
America Martinez Sanchez
(Management and Leadership Department, Business School of Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey, Mexico)
Abstract: This study has two main results: Firstly, a ground-breaking learning design model with an innovative educational approach called Challenge Based Learning (CBL), which is derived from self- learning management and the competence approaches. This model is the basis for an online course designed for professional level students of a private Higher Education Institution in the Northeast of Mexico. The second innovation is the design process of innovative competency assessment. The main features of this innovative evaluation process are that it relies heavily on both self-assessment and on the evaluation of third party agents who participate and contribute to the student’s learning process in the academic field. The professor is also a core agent in the assessment process, but not a key player in the student’s assessment process. The foregoing is possible if there is a solid course design work based on the three components of the aforementioned innovative learning design model.
Key words: Innovation in competence assessment, Challenge Based Learning, Self-learning management,
competence approach.
