To get the equitable, student-centered education system that is wanted and needed--one which honors each unique student, and prepares them for the changing 21st century world--we need to rethink not only the design of learning, but also the what and how of assessment. Assessments are used by people in many different roles and in many different…

To equitably prepare all students for success in the 21st century, we must define and measure broader, deeper, and more student-centered outcomes for students and schools. In this paper, we review the outcomes that researchers, students, educators, families, and communities indicate are important, and describe the array of emerging strategies for…

This document, volume two of a two-volume project report describing a two-year study conducted to develop an individualized curriculum delivery system for competency-based vocational education, contains the following materials related to the project: a dissemination of framework paper; a schedule of conferences and workshops attended by the…

This self-instructional self-paced module is the fifth of five in the series, Competency Based Education Inservice for Part Time Community College Occupational Education Teachers. (See note for other modules.) Its purpose is to provide the teacher with the what, why, when, and how to conduct a follow-up to secure answers to and to evaluate the…