Assessing 21st century skills summary of a workshop
The present workshop was intended to delve more deeply into the topic of assessment. The goal for this workshop was to capitalize on the prior efforts and explore strategies for assessing the five skills identified earlier. The Committee on the Assessment of 21st Century Skills was asked to organize...
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| Language: | English |
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National Academies Press
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| Summary: | The present workshop was intended to delve more deeply into the topic of assessment. The goal for this workshop was to capitalize on the prior efforts and explore strategies for assessing the five skills identified earlier. The Committee on the Assessment of 21st Century Skills was asked to organize a workshop that reviewed the assessments and related research for each of the five skills identified at the previous workshops, with special attention to recent developments in technology-enabled assessment of critical thinking and problem-solving skills. In designing the workshop, the committee collapsed the five skills into three broad clusters as shown below: 1. Cognitive skills: nonroutine problem solving, critical thinking, systems thinking2. Interpersonal skills: complex communication, social skills, teamwork, cultural sensitivity, dealing with diversity3. Intrapersonal skills: self-management, time management, self-development, self-regulation, adaptability, executive functioningThe committee commissioned a set of papers to examine the research on assessing skills within each of these broad clusters and identified examples of assessments of the skills to feature at the workshop. The workshop was held in two parts. The first, convened in Irvine, California, in January 2011, was more technical in focus. The second, held in Washington, DC, in May 2011, was more policy focused. This report provides an integrated summary of the presentations and discussions from both parts of the workshop |
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| Physical Description: | 1online resource (1 PDF file (xi, 142 p. ill.) |
| ISBN: | 9780309217903 0309217903 |