This study aimed to explore university students’perceptions on the possession of core competencies for the 21st century.A crosssectional survey research using a self-report questionnaire involving 40 Likert-type item...This study aimed to explore university students’perceptions on the possession of core competencies for the 21st century.A crosssectional survey research using a self-report questionnaire involving 40 Likert-type items was used to collect data from 5,042 university students in China who voluntarily participated.Analysis with Rasch rating scale model found the data fitted the Rasch model well.The results showed that Chinese university students considered themselves as having acquired most of the competencies to some extent,especially in Character and Civic Literacy and Interpersonal Communication,but less so in Global and International Perspective and Creativity and Problem Solving.展开更多
This study aimed to explore university students'perceptions on the importance of core competencies for the 21st century.A crosssectional survey research using a self-report questionnaire involving 48 Likert-type i...This study aimed to explore university students'perceptions on the importance of core competencies for the 21st century.A crosssectional survey research using a self-report questionnaire involving 48 Likert-type items was used to collect data from 869 university students in China who voluntarily participated.Multidimensional analysis with Rasch rating scale model found the data fitted the Rasch model well.The results showed that Chinese university students placed strong importance on the majority of competencies listed in the modified questionnaire of 21st Century Core Competencies for Higher Education,especially in competence groups of Interpersonal Communication and Character and Civic Literacy but less so in those of Creativity and Problem Solving and Global and International Perspective.展开更多
This article discusses a case study that explores the relationship between 21st century learning and curriculum alignment.It investigates three compulsory subjects:Chinese,mathematics,and English.By inquiring the surv...This article discusses a case study that explores the relationship between 21st century learning and curriculum alignment.It investigates three compulsory subjects:Chinese,mathematics,and English.By inquiring the survey on individual perspectives on curriculum content and authentic assessment in different schools within the scope of western Chinese primary schools,this article concluded that 21st century learning skills are well developed in primary schools.Although authentic assessment from parents5 perspective is diminutive,it is progressive for some students.Numerous factors can influence the actual practice of authentic assessment as teachers and pedagogies significantly contribute to studentsJ learning outcomes.The authentic assessment in China still has a long way to go in order to boost these learning skills to a higher level.展开更多
文摘This study aimed to explore university students’perceptions on the possession of core competencies for the 21st century.A crosssectional survey research using a self-report questionnaire involving 40 Likert-type items was used to collect data from 5,042 university students in China who voluntarily participated.Analysis with Rasch rating scale model found the data fitted the Rasch model well.The results showed that Chinese university students considered themselves as having acquired most of the competencies to some extent,especially in Character and Civic Literacy and Interpersonal Communication,but less so in Global and International Perspective and Creativity and Problem Solving.
文摘This study aimed to explore university students'perceptions on the importance of core competencies for the 21st century.A crosssectional survey research using a self-report questionnaire involving 48 Likert-type items was used to collect data from 869 university students in China who voluntarily participated.Multidimensional analysis with Rasch rating scale model found the data fitted the Rasch model well.The results showed that Chinese university students placed strong importance on the majority of competencies listed in the modified questionnaire of 21st Century Core Competencies for Higher Education,especially in competence groups of Interpersonal Communication and Character and Civic Literacy but less so in those of Creativity and Problem Solving and Global and International Perspective.
文摘This article discusses a case study that explores the relationship between 21st century learning and curriculum alignment.It investigates three compulsory subjects:Chinese,mathematics,and English.By inquiring the survey on individual perspectives on curriculum content and authentic assessment in different schools within the scope of western Chinese primary schools,this article concluded that 21st century learning skills are well developed in primary schools.Although authentic assessment from parents5 perspective is diminutive,it is progressive for some students.Numerous factors can influence the actual practice of authentic assessment as teachers and pedagogies significantly contribute to studentsJ learning outcomes.The authentic assessment in China still has a long way to go in order to boost these learning skills to a higher level.
