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Evans, Carla – National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment, 2020
There is a growing interest in conceptualizing, defining, and assessing what are often called 21st century skills or deeper learning competencies. The purpose of this literature review is to explore the conceptualizations, definitions, and understandings in the research literature related to critical thinking. Key initial questions include: What…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, 21st Century Skills, Skill Development, Definitions
Marion, Scott; Thompson, Jeri; Evans, Carla; Martineau, Joseph; Dadey, Nathan – National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment, 2019
There has been a call for balanced assessment systems which resulted from a recognition that most state summative assessments poorly served the primary purpose of assessment: improving learning and instruction. Educators understand that large-scale summative tests are far too distal from instruction, at the wrong grain size, and administered at…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Student Evaluation, Summative Evaluation, Evaluation Methods