The 21st Century: Critical Learning And Innovation Skills?

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HOW DOES ONE ASSESS 21st CENTURY SKILLS?

21st Century Critical Learning and Innovation Skills. Communication and collaboration. Learning is a fundamentally social activity—whether in schools, workplaces, or other environments.

Learning Skills
Critical Thinking
Creative Thinking
Collaborating
Communicating
Assessment

Assessment for learning is best described as a process by which assessment information is used by teachers to adjust their teaching strategies, and by students to adjust their learning strategies.
Assessment, teaching, and learning are inextricably linked, as each informs the others.
Assessment is a powerful process that can either optimize or inhibit learning, depending on how it’s applied.
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Why is critical thinking important?
• Critical thinking is something that is valued both in the university setting and in the professional situations you will find yourselves in after you graduate, and is part of lifelong learning.
• Critical thinking is important in life. It helps you to think creatively – 'outside the box'. It keeps you from becoming narrow. Critical thinking is expected of you in higher education. It can lead to developing your judgement, evaluation and problem solving abilities.

Communication
Communication skills are essential for the successful future career of a student. In todays competitive world, communication skills in business are the most sought after quality of an educated person. Reading, writing and listening carefully are the three most important communication skills for students. These skills like most of the communication skills sounds too familiar as a result of which we take them for granted.
Expressive skills are those which are used to express our feelings, thoughts and expressions and thus get across our point successfully to the listener. To develop expressive skills, students need to learn is how to communicate effectively and get the full attention of the

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