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1 online resource (xi, 142 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-126). |
| Summary |
"The routine jobs of yesterday are being replaced by technology and/or shipped off-shore. In their place, job categories that require knowledge management, abstract reasoning, and personal services seem to be growing. The modern workplace requires workers to have broad cognitive and affective skills. Often referred to as "21st century skills," these skills include being able to solve complex problems, to think critically about tasks, to effectively communicate with people from a variety of different cultures and using a variety of different techniques, to work in collaboration with others, to adapt to rapidly changing environments and conditions for performing tasks, to effectively manage one's work, and to acquire new skills and information on one's own. The National Research Council (NRC) has convened two prior workshops on the topic of 21st century skills. The first, held in 2007, was designed to examine research on the skills required for the 21st century workplace and the extent to which they are meaningfully different from earlier eras and require corresponding changes in educational experiences. The second workshop, held in 2009, was designed to explore demand for these types of skills, consider intersections between science education reform goals and 21st century skills, examine models of high-quality science instruction that may develop the skills, and consider science teacher readiness for 21st century skills. The third 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: Cognitive skills: nonroutine problem solving, critical thinking, systems thinking Interpersonal skills: complex communication, social skills, team-work, cultural sensitivity, dealing with diversity Intrapersonal skills: self-management, time management, self-development, self-regulation, adaptability, executive functioning. Assessing 21st Century Skills provides an integrated summary of the presentations and discussions from both parts of the third workshop."--Publisher's description. |
| Contents |
""FrontMatter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Assessing Cognitive Skills""; ""3 Assessing Interpersonal Skills""; ""4 Assessing Intrapersonal Skills""; ""5 Measurement Considerations""; ""6 Synthesis and Policy Implications""; ""References""; ""Appendix A: Agenda and Participants for the January Workshop""; ""Appendix B: Agenda and Participants for the May Workshop"" |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Education -- United States -- 21st century -- Congresses.
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Education. |
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United States. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
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Interpersonal communication -- 21st century -- Congresses.
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Interpersonal communication. |
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Interpersonal relations -- 21st century -- Congresses.
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Interpersonal relations. |
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Twenty-first century -- Forecasting.
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Twenty-first century -- Forecasting. |
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Twenty-first century. |
| Chronological Term |
2000 - 2099 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
National Research Council (U.S.). Center for Education. Board on Testing and Assessment.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Assessment of 21st Century Skills. Assessing 21st century skills. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2010 0309217903 (OCoLC)754846760 |
| ISBN |
9780309217910 (electronic book) |
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0309217911 (electronic book) |
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9780309217903 |
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0309217903 |
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