2. OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES
Understand the characteristics of 21st learning classrooms
Review 21st century skills and how they are assessed
Learn how Formative and Summative assessment are used in 21st
century classrooms

3. INTRODUCTION
Technology, globalization and a growing consciousness around critical
social issues have influenced our professional and personal lives.
There is need for a shift in education practice so that todays students
are prepared for tomorrow’s world.

4. CHARACTERISTICS OF 21ST CENTURY CITIZENS
Communication & collaboration in the work place
Creativity and innovation at work
Critical thinking and problem solving in our homes and work lives
Being independent flexible and adapting changes in our personal lives

5. SKILLS IN THE CLASSROOM
Teaching in the 21st century goes beyond knowledge, retention and
memorising
Students need to master skills, knowledge and expertise
Some 21st century skills defined are
Creativity and innovation
Critical thinking and problem solving
Information Literacy
Flexibility and adaptability
Initiative/ self direction

6. TEACHING 21ST CENTURY SKILLS
Skills must be experienced, modeled or taught explicitly, practised and
assessed throughtout
Students and teachers need to assess 21st century skills with different
methods.

7. 21ST CENTURY ASSESSMENT PRACTICES
Formative Assessment
Summative Assessment

8. ROLE OF FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Formative Assessment takes place before and after a unit of study it
forms an understanding of learning that is in progress.
It includes observing students, having students share their work or
reviewing students work.
It results in enhanced students learning and helps teachers gain an
understanding of what students know ( and don’t know) in order to
make responsive changes in teaching and learning.

9. Formative Assessment alone do not improve student learning. It must
be used constructively to meet individual needs and to help
students become independent learners
Some benefits of Formative Assessment are
Higher test scores
Improved achievement for lower achieving students

10. Social development
Students empowerment
Instantaneous feedback
Learning gains

11. SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Summative Assessment is used at the end of learning. It may be a test
or final paper.
It develops a deeper understanding of content skills and application of
content learning and demonstration of skill mastery.
Summative Assessment is made up of products and performances.

12. PRODUCTS
Products are artifacts students design create and build to show
learning often completed at the end of a project eg reports
, design, essay, print media, and multi media
Performances are demonstrations that students design and conduct to
show learning at the end of a project eg presentation, skill
demonstrations , artistic/creative presentation.