Competency-Based Education + Quality Assessment = Learning Validation

The importance of assessment has increased and is now integrated in institutional cultures for faculty, leaders, service units, accreditors, and learners. To address the call for validation of learning, institutions and organizations are building competency-based education (CBE) programs that are relevant, accessible, and ensure quality. In 2021, the Assessment Collaboratory released the Hallmark Practices in Assessment. To illustrate how the Hallmark Practices in Assessment can be used to build an evidence-based assessment in validating learning (i.e., a competency), we will explore five of the assessment practices.