Research Conference 2019 was held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Victoria from 4-5 August, 2019, with the theme of 'preparing students for life in the 21st century: identifying, developing and assessing what matters'.
In a rapidly changing world, there is widespread agreement that students require new levels of skill in collaborating, communicating, thinking critically, innovating, solving problems and applying what is learnt in new contexts, underpinned by values and dispositions that include a commitment to social inclusion, responsible citizenship and respect for human ri
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Research Conference 2019 was held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Victoria from 4-5 August, 2019, with the theme of 'preparing students for life in the 21st century: identifying, developing and assessing what matters'.
In a rapidly changing world, there is widespread agreement that students require new levels of skill in collaborating, communicating, thinking critically, innovating, solving problems and applying what is learnt in new contexts, underpinned by values and dispositions that include a commitment to social inclusion, responsible citizenship and respect for human rights. So how do we best prepare young people and equip them to survive and thrive in the unpredictable world of the future? Research Conference 2019 will profile research around innovative ways of conceptualising, developing and assessing this broader range of priorities for student learning and development in the 21st century. It will bring together teachers, policymakers, researchers and academics to share a wide range of perspectives about how to approach this ongoing and multi-faceted challenge.
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Keynote papers: Educational reform - Scottish style! / David Leng; The science behind the art of teaching: evaluation as inspiration / Michele Bruniges; Karmel Oration: On with the 21st century! Preparing Australian education for the 2020s and beyond / Neil Selwyn. Conference papers Sunday 4 August: 21st-century skills: realising the potential of the Australian curriculum / Robert Randall; Digital literacy skill development: prescriptive learning analytics assessment model / Professor Elspeth McKay. Conference papers Monday 5 August: Teaching and assessing the general capabilities in a secondary school context / Loren Clarke and Melissa Hughes; Not just for the kids: adult skills in the 21st century / Juliette Mendelovits and Dave Tout; Using learning analytics to measure 21st-century skills / Dragan Gasevic; Assessing and understanding social and emotional skills: the OECD study of social and emotional skills / Sue Thomson; Wii-Ma-Li (light the fire): the impact of the Connected Communities Strategy on Hillvue Public School / Chris Shaw; Assessment in the interpersonal domain: experiences from empathy assessment in medical education / Neville Chiavaroli; Digital literacy: myths and realities / Julian Fraillon; Key skills for the 21st century: an evidence-based review / Esther Doecke and Quentin Maire; Assessing computational thinking / Daniel Duckworth; What can early childhood education and care settings teach us about skills for the 21st century? / Dan Cloney and Kellie Picker.
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