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What you're describing is called "mastery learning," and it is a thing. Essentially, you can't progress from one module to the next without a certain minimum s
by actually_a_dog 5y ago
What you're describing is called "mastery learning," and it is a thing. Essentially, you can't progress from one module to the next without a certain minimum score on the current module (that's the "mastery" part). It works well in subjects like math, where there are a lot of dependencies between later and earlier modules.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastery_learning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastery_learning
- mrslave 5y agoWhere can I do a (respectable) on-line degree in this structure? While I'm fantasizing, the second unrealistic requirement is affordable. ;-)
- t8sr 5y agoThe Open University. It’s reputable (although by no means in anyone’s top 10 rankings), let’s you go your own pace and the tuition isn’t too bad.
- tonyedgecombe 5y ago>although by no means in anyone’s top 10 rankings It's always vying with Cambridge for the top place on student satisfaction. Also there is limited ability to vary your pace according to difficulty. Once you start a unit there is a schedule you need to follow to be ready for the end of period exams. In fact I'd argue that without that schedule pressure many people would struggle to complete each unit. You can vary the number of units you take in a year but that's before you really know how difficult the work is. I had to abandon one unit so I could focus on Topology as it was much harder than I expected. It would have been nice to just take a bit longer but that option wasn't available.
- Buttons840 5y agoWGU. Online, accredited, self paced (must maintain a minimum pace though), and relatively cheap. Wish they had math degrees.