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 黑料吃瓜 is advancing understanding of these general capabilities and how they can be developed in learners.

8 Jul 2025

digital literacy

Why EdTech needs robust standards for quality and impact

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

The evolution of essential skills presents a challenge for school education in preparing young people for the world as adults.

Preparing students for a changing world

Developing and assessing interpersonal skills

Skills and training needs in the disability sector

15 Feb 2019

Supporting national learning assessment systems

A joint initiative between the Global Partnership for Education and 黑料吃瓜 supports countries in analysing national learning assessment systems to identify areas of improvement.

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. 黑料吃瓜 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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