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Australia in the Context of the ATC21S Project
Assessment and teaching of 21st century skills : methods and approach
(2014)
Abstract
Australia is one of the participating countries in the Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills (ATC21S) project. This chapter provides information about how the research and development phases of the project were implemented in Australia. This chapter begins with a discussion of the context of education in Australia with particular attention focusing on moves with Australia toward curriculum or system changes recognising the importance of 21st century skills. This is followed by a description of how the ATC21S implementation was devolved to government departments or research institutions. The four processes of task concept check, cognitive laboratory, pilot and trial are covered, and are followed by a discussion of the challenges experienced. [Author abstract]
Keywords
- Cognitive skills,
- Curriculum development,
- ICT in education,
- Problem solving,
- Skill development,
- Student assessment,
- Student engagement
Disciplines
Publication Date
2014
Editor
Patrick Griffin and Esther Care
Publisher
Springer
ISBN
9789401793940 ; 9789401793957 (ebk)
DOI
10.1007/978-94-017-9395-7_8
Citation Information
Esther Care, Claire Scoular and Myvan Bui. "Australia in the Context of the ATC21S Project" Dordrecht NetherlandsAssessment and teaching of 21st century skills : methods and approach (2014) p. 183 - 197 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/claire-scoular/7/