An infrastructure for cross-platform competence-based assessment

Abstract. Competency based learning and e-portfolios are integral parts of modern teaching repertoires. Media and computer technology play an important role in supporting such scenarios. This paper presents an infrastructure consistent of a generic competency database that can be connected to various learning management systems or e-portfolio systems to implement competencebased assessment. The concepts shown in this paper are an important step towards supplementing traditional ways to mark students. Students' achievements are modelled as the acquisition of competencies and represented as such