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

Go beyond traditional paper-and-pencil tests! – – 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: – – 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 – – – Product details – – – Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1452218013 – Publisher: Corwin; 1 edition (July 23, 2012) – Publication Date: December 28, 2012 – –