The Contextualisation of 21st Century Skills: Assessment in East Africa by Esthe

Description: The Contextualisation of 21st Century Skills by Esther Care, Mauro Giacomazzi, John Kabutha Mugo This open access book is written for educators and policymakers who seek to empower young people with competencies necessary for fulfilling lives in the 21st century. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This open access book is written for educators and policymakers who seek to empower young people with competencies necessary for fulfilling lives in the 21st century. It reports how a large group of educators from government and civil society organisations, together with researchers from universities, used their curriculum, assessment, and social economy expertise to develop contextualised definitions of life skills and values, and associated assessment tools. The book also reports on levels of these competencies of over 45,000 adolescents, from a household-based assessment conducted in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. The results describe how these adolescents vary in proficiency by region, age, and other factors, providing a resource for national education ministries to factor into policy decisions. Given the technical requirements of measuring individuals social-emotional and related competencies, how is it possible to capture an adolescents life skills across varied contexts? The book provides readers with a pragmatic yet technically robust process for undertaking a large-scale assessment program designed to inform policy. Author Biography Esther Care is a Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Australia, and publishes in peer reviewed journals in psychometrics, assessment, and education reform. Previously a Senior Fellow with the Brookings Institution, Washington DC, Esther leads regional projects which explore integration of 21st century skills into education policy and practice. Her specific interest lies in exploring approaches to assessment of 21st century skills through which pursuit she acts as Technical Adviser to ALiVE. John Kabutha Mugo is Executive Director, Zizi Afrique Foundation, Kenya. He researches foundational literacy and numeracy, whole-child development, and parental and youth engagement. He is Principal Investigator of Assessment of Life Skills and Values in East Africa (ALiVE), developing contextualized tools across Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. John led the Uwezo learning assessments in East Africa, and chaired the Department of Special Needs education at Kenyatta University. Mauro Giacomazzi serves as Education Adviser at the Luigi Giussani Institute of Higher Education. Passionate about education, Mauro has a diverse background in designing professional development programs to enhance teachers competencies in instructional design and to assess life skills. As a Principal Investigator of Assessment for Life Skills and Values in East Africa (ALiVE) and a Board member of the Regional Education Learning Initiative, he actively contributes to educational initiatives and development in the region. Table of Contents Part1: The 21st century skills phenomenon: Chapter1. 21st century competencies" in East Africa: contextualisation to assessment.- Chapter2. Generation and use of assessment data to inform policy in East Africa.- Part 2 :Global and contextual perspectives on collaboration: Chapter3. Global and contextual perspectives on self-awareness and respect.- Chapter4. Global and contextual perspectives on problem solving.- Part 3 :Approaches to measurement of 21st century skills: Chapter5. Challenges of visible behaviours in monitoring collaboration.- Chapter6. Scenario approach to assessment of lifeskills.- Part4: 21st century skills proficiency of adolescents in East Africa: Chapter7. Implications of adolescent proficiencies for education policy in East Africa. Details ISBN3031514920 Author John Kabutha Mugo Publisher Springer International Publishing AG Edition Description 1st ed. 2024 Series The Enabling Power of Assessment Year 2024 Edition 1st ISBN-13 9783031514920 Format Paperback Imprint Springer International Publishing AG Subtitle Assessment in East Africa Place of Publication Cham Country of Publication Switzerland Alternative 9783031514890 Edited by John Kabutha Mugo Series Number 11 Audience Professional & Vocational Pages 211 Publication Date 2024-02-20 DEWEY 371.26 Illustrations 8 Illustrations, color; 11 Illustrations, black and white; XVIII, 211 p. 19 illus., 8 illus. in color. ISBN-10 3031514920 UK Release Date 2024-02-20 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159460771;

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