Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills

Preface.- PART 1: Introduction.- 1. 21st Century Skills: From Theory to Action.- PART 2: Assessment of 21st Century Skills.- 2. Assessment of 21st Century Skills: The Issue of Authenticity.- 3. Competencies for Complexity: Problem Solving in the 21st Century.- 4. Shifts in the Assessment of Problem Solving.- 5. Challenges of Assessing Collaborative Problem-solving.- PART 3: Country Applications and Initiatives.- 6. Collective Creativity and Collaborative Problem-solving among Singapore Secondary School Students.- 7. Collaborative Problem Solving in Finnish Pre-Service Teacher Education: A Case Study.- 8. A 21st Century Lens on the Common Core Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards.- 9. Teaching 21st Century Skills: Implications at System Levels in Australia.- 10. Initiatives and Implementation of 21st Century Skills Teaching and Assessment in Costa Rica.- PART 4: Information Communication Technologies: Their Measurement and Their Uses.- 11. Learning in Digital Networks as a Modern Approach to ICT Literacy.- 12. Intersecting Learning Analytics and Measurement Science in the Context of ICT Literacy Assessment.- 13. How Can Use of Data from Computer-delivered Assessments Improve Measurement?.- 14. Next Wave for Integration of Educational Technology into the Classroom: Collaborative Technology Integration Planning Practices.- PART 5: Transforming Education Systems to Integrate 21st Century Skills.-15. Curricular and Implementation Challenges in Introducing 21st Century Skills Education.