Competency based vs Self Paced

[Ideas]

Yeah, I agree that competency-based should mean you can test-out. I think that I would still call it competency-based if there was something like a lab skills check, or other skills exam. So for a language class, I would still say it's competency based even if you had to record a speech. Or for a writing class, I think it's still competency based if you had to write papers. But to me, you have to be able to rely only on prior knowledge.

But I think many schools and companies misuse the terminology and mix them up. So in reality, you don't know what it will be like.