Abstract:

Competency-based education is a method that requires students to demonstrate a mastery of learning, focusing on student progress instead of the number of hours spent in the classroom. A movement towards this pedagogy began in the 1990s and continues to be a preferred method for schools at various levels. As online teaching became more prominent during Covid, competency-based education also became more convenient creating benefits for multiple types of learners. Post-Covid this trend continues, however much of the literature focuses on the big picture instead of looking specifically at how this model can be successfully implemented in specific courses. In this paper, I will narrow the focus of competency-based learning approaches to the online environment for specific introductory courses in microeconomics and macroeconomics. I will examine how competency-based courses in economics are designed and implemented and how students in these courses are evaluated.

Keywords:

Competency-based education, economics, online.