VIDBE-Q 2025 Volume 70 Issue 4
Competency-Based Learning (PCBL) approach, students are treated as equitable
partners in the learning process, with regular opportunities for self-reflection,
advocacy, and personalized goal setting. Staff roles are clearly defined, supporting
students to understand their responsibilities and transfer skills across contexts.
Instructional strategies include the use of competency and self-rating scales,
diverse activity offerings, and structured reflection to foster self-awareness and
informed choice-making. All learning experiences are accessible, inclusive, and
explicitly connected to real-world skills such as time management, collaboration,
and self-advocacy. The article provides detailed examples, competency rubric
examples, and alignment tables to support replication of this model in other
educational settings. The Bridges approach ensures that students are equipped with
the habits, skills, and confidence necessary for lifelong health, independence, and
meaningful participation in their communities.
Keywords: Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC), physical education,
recreation and leisure, vision impairment, self-determination, competency-based
learning, residential life, lifelong fitness, student partnership
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