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The National Academies, Board on Testing and Assessment
Assessment of 21st Century Skills
Workshop Follow-Up Symposium
Agenda
May 4, 2011
Keck Center, Room 100
500 Fifth St. NW
Washington, DC
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Wednesday, May 4
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1:00PM
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Introductions, Overview of Plans
Stuart Elliott (Director, Board on Testing and Assessment)
Bruce Fuchs (Director, Office of Science Education, NIH)
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VIDEO
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Presentation
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1:10
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Brief Review of Workshop in January
Joan Herman (CRESST, Chair of Workshop Steering Committee)
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Presentation
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• What are 21st century skills and why are they important?
• How do the skills relate to college and career readiness/preparedness?
• What are the challenges in assessing these skills? |
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For information about the January workshop, see http://www7.nationalacademies.org/bota/Assessment_of_21st_Century_Skills_Homepage.html
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1:30
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Panel Discussion of Sample Assessments of 21st Century Skills
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Assessment of Cognitive Skills
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VIDEO
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Nathan Kuncel, University of Minnesota
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Presentation
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Assessment of Interpersonal Skills
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VIDEO
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Stephen Fiore, University of Central Florida
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Presentation
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Assessment of Intra-personal Skills
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VIDEO
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Rick Hoyle, Duke University
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Presentation
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Each panelist will:
• Briefly describe/define the kind of skills grouped within their cluster
• Give a quick overview of why the skills are important skills.
• Give a synthetic overview of the assessment examples that were presented at the January workshop and provide a critique/reaction to them
• Discuss the extent to which the example assessments (or assessment strategies) are likely to provide reliable and valid information about the intended skill. |
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2:30
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Moderated Discussion
Discussion Leader: Joan Herman
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VIDEO
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2:45
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Response: Measurement Guidance
Deirdre Knapp, HumRRO (steering committee member)
Patrick Kyllonen, ETS (steering committee member)
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VIDEO
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Speakers will respond to the panelists and address the following:
• From a measurement/technical perspective, what is the feasibility of implementing assessments of these kinds of skills in the K-12 setting?
• What purposes can they feasibly serve? How might the results be used?
• What factors might complicate implementation of the assessment or assessment strategy?
• What fairness, equal access issues should be considered? |
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3:15
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Response: Policy Guidance
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VIDEO
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Joan Herman
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Presentation
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Steve Wise, Northwest Evaluation Association (steering committee member)
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Presentation
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Speakers will respond to the panelists and address the following:
• What are the key messages for policy makers with regard to implementing assessments of these skills in the K-12 setting?
• What would you like policy makers to know about the assessments, the assessment strategies, and/or implementing measures of these constructs? |
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3:45
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Moderated Discussion
Joan Herman
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VIDEO
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4:15
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Adjourn
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