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

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

<p><strong><em>Go beyond traditional paper-and-pencil tests!</em></strong></p> <p>How can you measure student mastery of 21st century skills like creativity, problem solving, and use of technology? Laura Greenstein provides a framework and practical ideas for using authentic learning experiences and rigorous assessment strategies to engage today’s students. With numerous rubrics and checklists, a step-by-step model for developing your own classroom assessments, a lesson planning template, and sample completed lesson plans, this book discusses how to teach and assess:</p> <ul> <li>Thinking skills: critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and metacognition</li> <li>Actions: communication, collaboration, digital and technological literacy</li> <li>Living skills: citizenship, global understanding, leadership, college and career readiness</li> </ul>