Measuring Durable Skills: Why States Need More Than a Test
A large-scale test isn’t enough to measure durable skills. A broader view of assessment opens up a nuanced, more promising landscape.
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Don’t Start With Assessment: Navigating State Involvement in 21st Century Competencies
Before states jump into assessing 21st century competencies, they need to step back to consider some key tradeoffs and questions.
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Teaching & Assessing 21st Century Skills: A Focus on Student Agency
Agency—the ability to control one’s own thoughts, processes and actions—is a key skill for students to master. But assessing that mastery is challenging.
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The Challenges of Assessing 21st Century Competencies
A new report from the Center explores the challenges of assessing 21st century competencies and offers practical advice.
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Teaching & Assessing 21st Century Skills: A Focus on Analytical Thinking
Guidance on defining and assessing analytical thinking, a skill that’s increasingly important to students’ future success.
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Ethical Thinking as a 21st Century Skill
Like other 21st century skills, ethical thinking presents substantial challenges to educators who want to define, teach, and assess it.
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Assessing Students’ Creative Thinking
Guidance on defining and assessing creative thinking, a skill that’s increasingly in demand among employers.
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Teaching & Assessing 21st Century Skills: A Focus on Creativity
One in a series exploring research and best practices on defining, teaching and assessing 21st century skills.
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Teaching & Assessing 21st Century Skills: Guidance for Educators: Best Practices Related to Classroom Assessment Design and Grading & Reporting for 21st Century Skills
One in a series exploring research and best practices on defining, teaching and assessing 21st century skills.
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Teaching & Assessing 21st Century Skills: Key Measurement & Assessment Considerations
One in a series exploring research and best practices on defining, teaching and assessing 21st century skills.
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Teaching & Assessing 21st Century Skills: A Focus on Critical Thinking
One in a series exploring research and best practices on defining, teaching and assessing 21st century skills.
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Teaching & Assessing 21st Century Skills: A Focus on Self-Directed Learning
One in a series exploring research and best practices on defining, teaching and assessing 21st century skills.
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Teaching & Assessing 21st Century Skills: A Focus on Complex Communication
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Teaching & Assessing 21st Century Skills: A Focus on Collaboration
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Teaching & Assessing 21st Century Skills
The first in a series exploring research and best practices on defining, teaching and assessing 21st century skills.
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