21st century skills

‘21st century skills’ refers to the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values that people need in order to thrive in future life and work. Discover how ACER is advancing understanding of these general capabilities and how they can be developed in learners.

5 Nov 2019

21st century skills

ICILS 2018 International Report released

Schooling one decade on

Building capacity for Bhutan’s learning assessment

Preparing for a digital future

Literacy and numeracy for the 21st century

Preparing students for a changing world

Globalisation, technological advances and the changing nature of work all have far-reaching implications for the work of schools, says Professor Geoff Masters, speaking ahead of ACER’s Research Conference.

Developing and assessing interpersonal skills

Skills and training needs in the disability sector

Supporting national learning assessment systems

13 Aug 2018

Supporting assessment of teaching and learning of 21st century skills

A new program is helping education stakeholders in Asia to develop and use assessment tools to improve teaching and student learning of 21st century skills. ACER Research Fellow Sally Robertson reports.

1 Aug 2016

Game on: Engaging students in STEM

Fun, creative hands-on approaches to STEM education encourage student engagement, as Liam Hensel explains.

18 Nov 2015

Assessing general capabilities

Assessing and reporting on student learning in general capabilities is a challenge, yet these are essential skills for twenty-first century learners.

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