Assessing 21st Century Skills: A Guide to Evaluating Mastery and Authentic Learning

✍ Scribed by Laura M. Greenstein

Publisher: SAGE Publications
Year: 2012
Tongue: English
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Go beyond traditional paper-and-pencil tests!

The Common Core State Standards clearly define the skills students need for success in college and the 21st century workplace. The question is, how can you measure student mastery of skills like creativity, problem solving, and use of technology? Laura Greenstein demonstrates how teachers can teach and assess 21st century skills using authentic learning experiences and rigorous, varied assessment strategies. Based on the best ideas of renowned experts in education, this book provides a framework and practical ideas for measuring

Thinking skills: critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and metacognition

Actions: communication, collaboration, digital and technological literacy

Living skills: citizenship, global understanding, leadership, college and career readiness

Included are numerous rubrics and checklists, a step-by-step model for developing your own classroom assessments, a lesson planning template, and sample completed lesson plans. Assessing 21st Century Skills gives you the tools and strategies you need to prepare students to succeed in a rapidly changing world.

✦ Subjects

Education; Nonfiction; EDU011000

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