The novel evaluation scheme for Competency Based Learning, authentic assessment and its implementation strategies for universities of higher education

Abstract

Competency based education and its continuous assessment creates a strong interest amongst all stakeholders involved in the laboratories. The initiatives in this paper are proposed to strengthen affiliating technical university curriculum in true spirit to adopt outcome-based (OBE) education practices at all levels of courses. These initiatives shall complement and supplement the Government of India initiative National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) implementation. The main beneficiaries of this proposed work will be the students and faculty among important stakeholders. The initiatives proposed will help to ease the problems of identifying proper learning materials, identification of course pre-requisites, and for the effective Industry Academia Connect for better development of employable graduates with Industry required attributes and skills. Also, to ensure highest standards of Teaching -Learning experience which will lead towards academic excellence, ensures to become an active participant in their learning process. Pre-requisite courses to be mentioned for all courses. In Structure of the syllabus, periods can be modified to L T P C (Lecture Tutorial Practical Competency) components. Keywords—Competency Based Learning (CBL); Competency Based Evaluation Scheme (CBES); Outcome Based Education (OBE); Student Assessment Management (SAM).